1954 The Great Days of Piracy

Description

First Edition, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper

This is an enthralling and witty history of piracy, with appendices on women who passed as men and divorce by sale. Detailing from antiquity until the downfall of piracy.

In the publisher's original binding, with an unclipped dust wrapper.

George Woodbury was a newspaper columnist and literary editor, as well as a lecturer in anthropology at Harvard University.

From the library of Eric Kenneth Prentice Back.  Kenn Back was a British meteorologist with the British Antarctic survey for many years.  He spent eight winters in the Antarctic and is a descendent of Captain George Back. In addition, he served as base commander at Halley, Faraday and Rothera stations.  His library collection was built over decades and highlights his love of polar exploration.

With four full plates of illustrations, as well as endpapers illustrated as maps.