1837. Printed and Published by Samuel N. Dickinson, Boston. Title page reads: “The Pirates Own Book or the Authentic Narratives of the Lives, Exploits, and Executions of the Most Celebrated Sea Robbers. With historical sketches of the Jossamee, Spanish, Ladrone, West India, Malay and Algerine Pirates. Original leather embossed end boards. Gilded decoration on spine. Octavo. 432 pages. End boards show scuffing, some moderate wear and fading to gilding. Interior is tight and intact. Pages 195-197 show tears with old repairs and a small section of missing text at the top of page 196. Other minor tears on some pages; light to moderate foxing throughout. Handwritten inscription on frontis page identifies one of the book owners E. P. Hussey, from Mrs. L. D. Kendall, 1917.
