1810 Rare Book - HISTORY OF THE BUCANIERS (BUCCANIERS) OF AMERICA - PIRATES

 

Author : Exquemelin, Alexandre Olivier [and others]
Title : The History of the Bucaniers of America. (Buccaniers)
Language : Text in English
Publisher : London. Printed for J. Walker. J. Johnson and Co [and many others] 1810
Size : 5 " X 3 "
Pages : 660 pages
Binding : Attractive and very good original half leather binding (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed) under a protective mylar cover.
Content : Very good content (bright and tight, some foxing and staining)  - Armorial bookplate of Edmund Bourke, Royal Navy, on inside front cover; and bookplate of Lawrence Ott on front flyleaf.
Illustration : Including a nice frontis and illustrated title page.

Estimate: (USD 900 - USD 1050)

The book : Scarce edition of this History of the Bucaniers of America. - Contents : pt. I. [Exquemelin, A.O.] The history of the bucaniers of America.--pt. II. [Ringrose, B.] The dangerous voyage and bold adventures of Captain Sharp, Coxon, Sawkins, and others, in the South sea.--pt. III. Raveneau de Lussan. A journal of a voyage made into the South sea, by the bucaniers or freebooters of America, from the year 1684 to 1689.--pt. IV. Montauban, de. A relation of a voyage made by the Sieur de Montauban, captain of the freebooters, on the coast of Guinea, in the year 1695. With a description of the kingdom of Cape Lopez, the manners, customs, and religion of the country.