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[SELKIRK, Alexander] "Memoirs of Alexander Selkirk who after living thirteen years on a Desert Island returned to Scotland his Native Country and communicated the following account of himself to the Publisher," manuscript of a fictional narrative about Selkirk, an unfinished draft, dated 11th January 1765, 8°, 94 pp., stitched (partially disbound, covers soiled), in a folding leather box.

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[SELKIRK, Alexander] "Memoirs of Alexander Selkirk who after living thirteen years on a Desert Island returned to Scotland his Native Country and communicated the following account of himself to the Publisher," manuscript of a fictional narrative about Selkirk, an unfinished draft, dated 11th January 1765, 8°, 94 pp., stitched (partially disbound, covers soiled), in a folding leather box.

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The text focuses on Selkirk's religion and his difficulty with language in his solitude. It breaks off at his point of rescue. The author is unidentified and the text inaccurate. It is neither similar to Robinson Crusoe nor later published accounts of Selkirk.

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