Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates: Fiction, Fact, & Fancy concerning the Buccaneers & Marooners of the Spanish Main: From the writing & Pictures of Howard Pyle.
by PYLE, Howard, compiled by Merle Johnson
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York and London: Harper & Brothers, (1930 per K-E date code). Reprint, originally published in 1921. Tall quarto (12.5" x 9.25"), xvii, [2] & 3 - 246 & [1] pages plus 25 plates in black & white plates & 11 in color with two smaller color illustrations tipped-in. Publisher's buff paper over boards with a large color illustration applied to the front cover backed in gilt-lettered & decorated black cloth.
Covers toned & a bit soiled, small split in the cloth at the upper joint, light wear at corners, occasional minor foxing, a good or better copy.
Chapters include:
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.
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- Bookseller
- Citation Books, ABAA/ ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1906
- Title
- Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates: Fiction, Fact, & Fancy concerning the Buccaneers & Marooners of the Spanish Main: From the writing & Pictures of Howard Pyle.
- Author
- PYLE, Howard, compiled by Merle Johnson
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- [1930]
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Howard Pyle, Illustrated, Pirates, Spanish Main, Adventure Fiction
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's, Illustrated; Europe; Crime; Maritime, Nautical;
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...