STOUT, Captain BENJAMIN. Narrative of the Loss of the Ship Hercules, Commanded by Captain Benjamin Stout, on the Coast of Caffraria, the 16th of June, 1796; also a Circumstantial Detail of His Travels through the Southern Deserts of Africa, and the Colonies, to the Cape of Good Hope. New York: Printed for James Chevalier, n.d. [1798?]. 8vo, original pale blue wrappers, uncut, spine lacking, top edge of title-page slightly chipped, half-morocco folding case, First American Edition. Contains a 53-page dedicatory-introduction to John Adams. The Hercules was an American ship and Stout (whose account is in the first person) a "native American." Evans 32886; Sabin 92354 (both noting American editions: Hudson, N.Y., 1800, and New Bedford, 1800).