Captains Outrageous: Seven Centuries Of Piracy by Williams, Neville - 1962-01-01

The Macmillan Co, 1962-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A cardpocket pasted to the rear free endpaper, no other markings inside or out. Clean hardcover in dark gray cloth with gilt spine print, yellow topstain; square binding and sharp corners. Unclipped ($5.00) dustjacket with mild spine sun and light wear including a 1/2 inch tear to top front edge. NY: The Macmillan Company, 1962. First US Edition. xii, 243 pages, [8] pp. of b&w plates. Note on Authorities, index. - The famous captains and equally extraordinary figures, the syndicates in England who financed plundering raids, official corruption, and finally the suppression of piracy in the nineteenth century. "The clearer light he throws on the history of piracy does not dim the traditional glamour and romance." - - Carefully packed and promptly shipped with tracking provided.