Author: Charles Grey; Lieut.-General Sir George MacMunn [editor]
Title: Pirates of the Eastern Sea (1618-1723) a Lurid Pages of History
Description: London, Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd, 1933. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated history of pirates between 1618 and 1723. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and seven plates. Collated complete. A historical commentary on piracy on the Eastern seas, with chapters on the pirates of fiction and fact, treatment of those captured by pirates, pirate harbours and settlements, punishments for piracy, cruises and adventures, and much more. Written by Charles Grey, a British maritime historian. Edited by Lieutenant-General Sir George MacMunn, a British general and scholar who was appointed Warden of Sackville College. Dated from the British Library. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine and board edges with the odd small mark. A small split in the cloth at the tail of the rear joint. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd spot. Light spotting and age toning to the endpapers. Previous owner's bookplate to the front endpaper. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

Keywords: Pirates Eastern Sea Lurid Eastern Grey MacMunn Not Stated


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