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Howard Pyle's Book of pirates : fiction, fact & fancy concerning the buccaneers & marooners of the Spanish Main
Title:
Howard Pyle's Book of pirates : fiction, fact & fancy concerning the buccaneers & marooners of the Spanish Main
Author:
Pyle, Howard, 1853-1911.
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Publication Information:
New York : Harper, 1921.
Physical Description:
xvii, 246 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 32 x 24 cm
Language:
English
Contents:
Buccaneers and marooners of the Spanish Main -- The ghost of Captain Brand -- With the buccaneers -- Tom Chist and the treasure box -- Jack Ballister's fortunes -- Blueskin, the pirate -- Captain Scarfield -- The ruby of Kishmoor.
Local Note:
Rare Book Room 1921 edition : The volume is quarter-bound in black cloth over tan boards, with the half-title and publisher stamped in green (now nearly invisible) on the spine. The front cover has the printed half-title and a full-color pasted-on reproduction of one of Pyle's paintings. The front free endpaper has a reproduction of one of Pyle's drawings.
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Format :
Book