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[PIRACY]. [BALLOU, Maturin Murray]. Fanny Campbell: or the Female Pirate Captain. New York, [1844]. 8o. Boards. -- [CAREY, Thomas]. The History of the Pirates, Containing the Lives of... Noted Pirate Captains. Haverhill, Mass., 1825 12o. Contemporary quarter calf. -- DOW, George Francis and EDMONDS, John Henry. The Pirates of New England Coast 1630-1730. Salem, 1923. 4o. Plates. Cloth. LARGE PAPER ISSUE. -- GILBERT, W.S. and SULLIVAN, Arthur. The Pirates of Penzance. London, [1880] 8o. Wrappers. -- Life, Trial, Confession and Execution of Albert W. Hicks. New York, 1860. 8o. Wrappers. -- LUBBOCK, Basil. Adventures by Sea from Art of Old Time. London, 1925. 4o. Color plates. Cloth, dust jacket. LIMITED EDITION, NUMBERED 1168 OF 1700 COPIES, in fine condition. -- MONROE, James. Message from the President of the United States, Transmitting information relative to Piratical Depredations. Washington, 1825. 8o. Wrappers. -- MONROE. Message from the President of the United States, Transmitting A Report Made in Persuance of a Resolution of the House of Representatives of the 15th. Inst. Requesting Information Touching the State of Relations Existing Between the United States and the Barbary Powers. Washington, 1815. 8o, 2 leaves. Disbound. -- A New History of Blue Beard, Written by Gaffer Black Beard. Philadelphia, 1804. 16o. Wrappers. -- PYLE, Howard. Book of Pirates. New York & London, 1921. 4o. Color plates. Cloth, dust jacket. A fine copy. -- The Trial of John Williams, Francis Frederick, John P. Rog, Nils Peterson, and Nathaniel White on an Indictment for Murder on the High Seas. Boston, 1819. 8o. Wrappers. -- WEHR, Julian. Popeye and the Pirates. New York, [1945]. 4o. Decorated boards. -- And approximately ten other works, 8o and 4o, 19th and 20th century, mostly original bindings. (20)
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