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PIRACY. PIRATES. PRIVATEERING. JOHNSON (C), Capt. CORDINGLY (D), intro.: A General History of the Robberies & Murders of the most notorious Pirates. With an Introduction and Commentary by David Cordingly , Conway, [1998]

4to., First Edition thus, with a frontispiece map and numerous illustrations in the text; black cloth, gilt back, red endpapers, a near fine copy in the d/w. The test is based, like Hayward, on the third edition of 1725 which adds three biographies to the original thirteen. Also included is the biography of Kidd that first appeared in the two-volume edition of 1726. The test is based, like Hayward, on the third edition of 1725 which adds three biographies to the original thirteen. Also included is the biography of Kidd that first appeared in the two-volume edition of 1726. (Book ref. 19545)  £30.00

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