The Buccaneers of America
by Esquemeling, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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About This Item
(London: George Allen, 1911). 8vo; gilt lettering and buccaneer device to spine; t.e.g.; Hillsborough Hall bookplate of J. Willis Dixon on front pastedown; "A Willis Dixon 1913" in pencil on half title; pp. xxxv + (i) + 508, incl. index; engraved plates; some maps in text; folding map. Some wear to head and tail of dulled spine; bottom fore-corners of boards bumped; some foxing to endpapers and outer leaves; sporadic spotting elsewhere. Good condition, with the bookplate of a member of the famous Sheffield silver family. The subtitle reads as follows: "A true account of the most remarkable assaults committed of late years upon the coasts of the West Indies by the buccaneers of Jamaica and Tortuga (both English and French). Wherein are contained more especially the Unparalleled Exploits of Sir Henry Morgan, our English Jamaican Hero, who sacked Porto Bello, burnt Panama, etc. By John Esquemeling, One of the Buccaneers who was present at those tragedies. Now faithfully rendered into English. With facsimiles of all the Original Engravings, etc." .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA (ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4104
- Title
- The Buccaneers of America
- Author
- Esquemeling, John
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- (London: George Allen, 1911)
- Keywords
- Buccaneers. Henry Morgan. Piracy. Spanish Main. Carribean. Panama. Haiti. Hispaniola. Voyages. Travel. Biography
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography;
Terms of Sale
Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
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About the Seller
Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
Biblio member since 2018
Port Elizabeth
About Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
Christison Rare Books operates as a mail order business, based in Port Elizabeth. We are members of IOBA and SABDA. Whereas we stock thousands of books on a wide variety of subjects, our focus has always been on SE Africa - its peoples, wildlife and history. The store is managed by Lindsay Christison. Although we do not run an open book shop, prospective customers who would like to examine items described in our on-line list of stock are welcome to make an appointment.
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...