The Log of a Jack Tar

Choyce. James: 1891 Fisher London, first edition, hardcover, 379 pages, illustrated. The Log of a Jack Tar is the 1891 memoir of James Choyce, an English seaman whose life at sea ranged from South Seas whaling to captivity and episodes on the margins of piracy, offering a vivid first-hand chronicle of late 18th and early 19th‑century seafaring dangers and routines. Edited by explorer Verney Lovett Cameron, the narrative traces Choyce’s voyages on ships such as the Diana and situates his experiences within broader whaling and maritime history, which later scholars cite for its detailed primary evidence of the era’s global voyages and labor at sea. In good condition