The Prisoners of Algiers: An Account of the Forgotten American-Algerian War, 1785-1797

London and New York: Oxford University Press, 1966. First Edition. Octavo (22.25cm); tan cloth, blocked and titles in green and gilt on spine; dustjacket; [xiv], 343pp; illus. Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket, unclipped (priced $7.50), with a bit of mild shelf wear. Historical account of the "episode between 1785 and 1797 when America and Algeria were technically 'at war', though no battles were fought and there were no hostilities except for the seizure by the Algerians of American merchant ships in the Mediterranean" (from front flap).