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EARLIEST ENGLISH FIRST-PERSON NARRATIVE OF THE HAJJ PITTS, JOSEPH. A Faithful Account of the Religion and Manners of the Mahometans . . . Fourth Edition, Corrected. 2 folding engraved plates. 12mo, late 18th-/early 19th-century green straight-grain morocco, some wear to spine; stain in blank upper margin of opening leaves, plates lightly offset, the second with repaired clean tear and partial separation at fold. London: T. Longman and R. Hett, 1738
First published in 1704. Having been captured at sea by pirates, Pitts spent some 15 years as a slave in North Africa. Forced to convert to Islam, he was taken by one of his masters to Mecca. "Pitts was the first Englishman to record his own experiences of the pilgrimage to Mecca . . . His book also gave a detailed account of Muslim rituals . . . family life, customs, and cookery" (ODNB).
