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Howard Pyle's Book Of Pirates
Howard Pyle, compiled by Merle Johnson. Harper & Brothers, New York 1921 (K-E). Out of print. Fiction, Fact and Fancy concerning the buccaneers and marooners of the Spanish Main. Probably the best book on pirates ever produced. Now quite rare and highly collectible. From the writing and pictures of Howard Pyle: Compiled by Merle Johnson, New York: 1921. Thirty-six plates, three mounted illustrations, text illustrations. 248 pages Quarter brown cloth over paper boards, with tipped on colour cover plate. Very minor foxing to interior pages, but a good bright solid clean copy. Hard Cover Part Colour Highly Recommended.

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Life Among The Pirates The Romance and the Reality
David Cordingly. Abacus History, 2000. From Long John Silver to Henry Morgan, Robert Louis Stevenson to J.M. Barrie, Life Among The Pirates examines al the major names of history & literature. It presents them all here for your fascination and enjoyment. Author David Cordingly also sets out to answer such perennial questions as why do men become pirates, were there women too, and how much money did make from their plunders? This is a fully annotated, soft cover edition, with 16 B&W plates, bibliography and index. 348 pages. Soft Cover Black & White 5" x 8" (13cm x 20cm) ISBN: 0349113149
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The Great American Paperback An Illustrated Tribute to Legends of the Book

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One Nation Patriots and Pirates Portrayed by N C Wyeth and James Wyeth
N C Wyeth, James Wyeth. Essays by Tom Brokaw, David Michaelis, Lauren Raye Smith. Bullfinch, 2000. With essays by Tom Brokaw, David Michaelis and Lauren Raye Smith. The history of America as chronicled by two members of the most famous family of artists in America, the Wyeths. N.C. Wyeth (1882 - 1945) renowned illustrator created images that reflected American idealism. Along with paintings of the founding fathers and 19th century heroes he produced stirring images of patriotism for an era. His grandson James is of the Vietnam and Watergate generation and his art depicting these events and the people of the time show a movement away from idealism. 130 pages. Hard Cover Full Colour 11" x 11" £35.00 Save £3.00

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Pirates A Worldwide Illustrated History - Terror on the High Seas
David Cordingly (Ed.), Pyle, Schoonover, Wyeth. J G Press, 2006. Terror on the High Seas from the Caribbean to the South China Sea, edited by David Cordingly. One of the best books on pirates and piracy we have ever seen. Profusely illustrated in colour and black and white, including art by Pyle, Schoonover and Wyeth. Chapters cover pirates from the Elizabethan times to the present day, including the Pirate Round, The Golden Age of Piracy, Chinese Pirates, Buccaneer Explorers, Brethren of the Coast, French and American Pirates, Corsairs of the Mediterranean and piracy today. 256 pages. Hard Cover Part Colour 9" x 11" (229mm x 279mm) Dust Jacket ISBN: 1572152648
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Pirates and Buccaneers
Gilles Lapouge. Hachette Illustrated UK, 2004. Divided into thirteen chapters, this is a superbly illustrated description of the lives, historical, fictional and mythical pirates, passionate rebels & buccaneers. This edition is full of fact and insights into the worlds of these brigands, both male & female. 184 pages. Hard Cover Full Colour 10" x 12" (25cm x 30cm) Dust Jacket ISBN: 1844301192
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Pirates Of The Caribbean Buccaneers, Privateers, Freebooters and Filibusters 1490-1720
Cruz Apestegui. Chartwell Books, 2002. The exotic lives & times of the Caribbean pirates from 1490 through 1720. This fascinating account is handsomely illustrated with paintings, maps, diagrams and photographs of the weapons used & islands they inhabited. Deluxe hardcover edition with dust cover & full index. 256 pages. Hard Cover Full Colour 10" x 13" (25cm x 33cm) Dust Jacket. £30.00 Save £5.00

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Scourge of the Seas: Buccaneers, Pirates and Privateers
Angus Knostam, illustrated by Angus McBride, Howard Pyle, Frank Schoonover. Osprey, 2007. A brand new edition of a previous best seller. This extensive history of pirates was previously published as 4 separate slim volumes: Buccaneers 1620-1700, Pirates 1660-1700, Privateers and Pirates 1730 – 1830 and The Pirate Ship 1660-1730. Copiously illustrated in full colour by Angus McBride, with additional illustrations by Howard Pyle and Frank Schoonover, plus contemporary illustrations and maps. 240 pages. Hard Cover Part Colour 8" x 10" (203mm x 254mm) (ISBN-13: 9781846032110)
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