[Prince Lee Boo]
The History of Prince Lee Boo; To which are added, The Life of Paul Cuffee, A Man of Colour; Also, some Account of John Sackhouse, The Esquimaux. Printed by Evans And Sons, Cheapside, 1822. 12mo, leather-backed boards; pp. [2 (title, verso blank)], [5]-180; port. frontis, 4 full-page engravings to text, 2 decorative tail-pieces.
Prince Lee Boo was one of the first Pacific Islanders to visit Britain. He was brought by the survivors of an East India Company ship wrecked on Oroolong. Dubbed "The Black Prince" he charmed London society with his intelligence and poise before his death at 20 from smallpox, six months after his arrival. The story was originally recorded by English poet George Keate, but there appear to have been other versions, such as this one. This collection appears to have been printed in Dublin in the same year. It has not been possible to trace this English edition via Copac, ESTC or Worldcat, however the pagination agrees with the Dublin edition.