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[BARROWSI007976] Barrow, Sir John - THE EVENTFUL HISTORY OF THE MUTINY AND PIRATICAL SEIZURE OF HMS BOUNTY,. its causes and consequences. Folio Society, 1971. 261 pages.
good clean copy without the dust-jacket. 010 808
[BRADLEEF020038] Bradlee, Francis B.C. - PIRACY IN THE WEST INDIES AND ITS SUPPRESSION. Library Editions Ltd., New York, 1970. 226 pages. illustrated. reprint of the original 1923 work. good clean hardback copy.
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[CARSEROB003284] Carse, Robert - THE AGE OF PIRACY, a history. Robert Hale, 1959. 192 pages. 9 illustrations. good copy in the dust-jacket.
010
[CLEUGHJA003507] Cleugh, James - CAPTAIN THOMAS JOHNSTONE 1772-1839. Andrew Melrose, 1955. pp318. illustrated.
the colourful tale of a maritime rogue and smuggler. good copy in a slightly worn and ragged dust-jacket. 010
[DAYDAVID022248] Day, David - SMUGGLERS AND SAILORS, the customs history of Australia 1788-1901. Canberra, Australian Government Publishing Service, 1992. 563 pages. illustrated in colour and black & white. ISBN 0644247517 . very good copy in a very slightly rubbed dust-jacket.
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[EREIRAAL000237] Ereira, Alan - THE INVERGORDON MUTINY. Routledge, 1981. ppx 182
a narrative history of the last great mutiny in the Royal Navy and its effect on the economy of the country. good copy in the dust-wrapper. 010 026 709
[ESQUEMEL000865] Esquemeling, John - THE BUCCANEERS OF AMERICA. a true account of the most remarkable assaults committed of late years upon the coast of the West Indies by the buccaneers of Jamaica and Tortuga, both English and French....... Broadway Translations edition, with iintroduction by Andrew Lang. . George Routledge & Sons, ca.1920. ppxix 480. illustrated. slight wear and fraying to spine, otherwise a good copy in the original green and blue cloth.
classic 17th century buccaneering text. includes much on the exploits of Sir Henry Morgan. 010
[FARJEONJ008577] Farjeon, J.Jefferson - THE COMPLEAT SMUGGLER. Harrap, 1938. pp320. illustrated by Jack Matthew.
binding a trifle dusty, but a good bright copy of this entertaining collection of episodes from the history of smuggling 010
[FORBESRO003266] Forbes, Rosita - SIR HENRY MORGAN, pirate and pioneer. Cassell, 1948. 296 pages. 4 illustrations
good copy in the dust-wrapper. 010 502
[HARPERCH018363] Harper, Charles G. - THE SMUGGLERS, picturesque chapters in the story of an ancient craft. illustrated by Paul Hardy, by the author, and from old prints and photographs. Chapman & Hall, 1909. 1st edition. ppxii 252.
some light foxing, but a lovely bright copy in the original cloth gilt. 010
[HARPERCH019731] Harper, Charles G. - THE SMUGGLERS, picturesque chapters in the story of an ancient craft. illustrated by Paul Hardy, by the author, and from old prints and photographs. Frank Graham, 1966. 167 pages. reprinted from the 1909 edition. very good copy in the dust-jacket.
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[LILIUSAL001318] Lilius, Aleko E. - I SAILED WITH CHINESE PIRATES. [pirate junk operations in the waters of south China]. Arrowsmith, 1932. 1st edition. 245 pages. illustrated. spine faded and slight marking to the black cloth binding. scattered foxing, but mostly light.
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[LINDSAYP019648] Lindsay, Philip - RUFFIANS HALL. Desmond Harmsworth, 1931. 223 pages. 5 illustrations.
tales of 'ruffians', including Henry Morgan, Columbus, and Bligh. slight wear. marking to the front free end-paper. no dust-jacket. 010
[MASTERSD009083] Masters, David - CRIMES OF THE HIGH SEAS. Eyre & Spotiswoode, 1936. pp280. illustrated.
insurance frauds and other misdemeanors at sea. a good bright copy. 010 709
[NATIONAL014783] National Maritime Museum - PIRACY & PRIVATEERING [National Maritime Museum Catalogue of the Library volume 4]. HMSO, 1972. ppix 175.
details of nearly 600 books, being the catalogue of the holdings of the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich (volume four of the sadly never completed catalogue of the library). very good copy in the dust-wrapper 010 811
[NICHOLLS001399] Nicholls, F.F. - HONEST THIEVES, the violent heyday of English Smuggling. Heinemann, 1973. 232 pages. a few maps and illustrations.
a fascinating account of English smuggling in the 18th and early 19th centuries, with special reference to the gangs of Kent and Sussex. good copy in a slightly torn dust-wrapper. 010
[RUTTEROW007738] Rutter, Owen [editor] - THE COURT-MARTIAL OF THE "BOUNTY" MUTINEERS. William Hodge & Co.Ltd., 1931. 1st edition. ppx 202. 10 illustrations. ex-Cruising Association library with gilt stamp on upper board and library book-plate. the red cloth binding is a little marked, otherwise a clean copy.
the transcript of the complete Minutes of the Court-Martial, published in the "Notable British Trials" series, edited, with introduction and notes, by Owen Rutter. 010
[SHORELIE021876] Shore, Lieut. The Hon. Henry N, RN - SMUGGLING DAYS AND SMUGGLING WAYS. EP Publishing, 1972. 306 pages. very good copy in the dust-jacket. small inscription on front free end-paper.
a good standard work on the history of smuggling around Britain in the 18th and 19th centuries. reprinted from the original 1892 work, with new introduction by Edward Carson. 010
[SMITHGRA008744] Smith, Graham - KING'S CUTTERS, the Revenue Service and the war against smuggling. Conway Maritime, 1983. 190 pages. well illustrated. ISBN 0851772919 .
very good copy in the dust-wrapper. 010
[STERNBEC003269] Sternbeck, Alfred - FILIBUSTERS AND BUCCANEERS. Methuen, 1930. 281 pages. 16 illustrations.
a good account of piracy in the 16th and 17th centuries. binding rather faded and spotted. a little foxing, but generally internally clean. 010
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