JOHNSON, Charles [pseud.] A General History of the Pyrates. London:

JOHNSON, Charles [pseud.] A General History of the Pyrates. London: T. Woodward, 1726. Vol. 1 [only, of 2]. Fourth edition, 8vo (196 x 119mm.) 3 engraved plates, including 1 folding, engraved head and tailpieces. (Staining to B5-B6, marginal insect-damage from Bb to last leaf Ee8, tape repairs verso folding plate.) Contemporary full calf (minor loss at top of spine). Note: [ii], xx, 17-443, [i]. The plates show Edward Teach (‘Blackbeard the Pirate’), Ann Bonny and Mary Read, and the folding plate shows Captain Roberts with his ships. Provenance: Philip Hamond (armorial bookplate to front pastedown); R.M. Harbord Hamond (armorial bookplate to initial blank).

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