JOHNSON, Charles, pseud. A General and True History of the Lives and Actions of the most famous Highwaymen, Murderers, Street-robbers...to which is added a genuine account of the Voyages and Plunders of the most noted Pirates interpersed with several Remarkable Tryals of the most Notorious Malefactors...Birmingham: for R. Walker, 1742. 2o (276 x 175 mm.) Title in red and black, frontispiece portrait of Henry Morgan with some hand-coloring, 14 engraved plates including a disturbing portrait of cannibalistic highwayman Sawney Bean (marginal repairs and contemporary owner's signature to title, few leaves with repaired edge tears, some finger-soiling). Modern half-calf and buckram (shelf wear, hinges starting). First published in 1734, this account of the deeds of an array of highwaymen, thieves and murderers went through many editions, from a variety of printers and with a variety of illustrations. The tales of piracy were taken from Johnson/Defoe's earlier work issued in 1724.