The Red Rover: A Tale

Bossange's Paris printing was produced before the London edition and, per Spiller & Blackburn, is the earliest printing of the text; it is in English, not French, despite occasionally being mislabeled, and should not be confused with "Le Corsaire rouge," the true French-language translation Gosselin published separately. Henry Colburn's London edition (November 1827) is the first English-language trade edition, and Carey, Lea & Carey's Philadelphia edition (January 9, 1828) is the first American edition, about six weeks later.