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Author:
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Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731.
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Title:
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A general history of the pyrates : from their first rise and settlement in the Island of Providence, to the present time ; with the remarkable actions and adventures of the two female pyrates Mary Read and Anne Bonny ... ; to which is added a short abstract of the statute and civil law, in relation to pyracy ... / by Captain Charles Johnson.
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Variant title:
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Binder's spine title: History of the pyrates
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Variant title:
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General history of the pirates
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Edition:
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The second edition / with considerable additions.
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Imprint:
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London : Printed for, and sold by T. Warner ..., 1724.
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Description:
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[20], 17-427, [1] p., [3] leaves of plates (1 folded) : ill. ; 21 cm. (8vo)
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Local note:
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Joyner-Library's copy of v. 1-2 rebound with uniform spines numbered "Vol. 1" and "Vol. 2".
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General Note:
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Attribution to Defoe is based on internal textual relationship to his works of proven authorship together with supporting external evidence.--Cf. J.R. Moore. Defoe in the pillory. Bloomington, Ind., 1939, p. 126-188.
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General Note:
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First ed. was printed for C. Rivington in 1724 under title: A general history of the robberies and murders of the most notorious pyrates ... / by Captain Charles Johnson.
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General Note:
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A second volume: "The history of the pyrates ... Vol. II / by Capt. Charles Johnson" [i.e., Defoe] was printed London : T. Woodward, [1728].
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General Note:
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Signatures: A**(a)²*B-Cc**Dd*
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General Note:
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Head- and tail-pieces.
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General Note:
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Printer's advertisement: p. [428]
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Other forms:
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Also available via the World Wide Web.
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Web address:
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http://digital.lib.ecu.edu/historyfiction/document/joh/
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Subject:
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Pirates.
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Subject:
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Women pirates.
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Other contributor:
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Johnson, Charles, fl. 1724-1731.
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Other contributor:
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Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731. General history of the robberies and murders of the most notorious pyrates.
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LCCN:
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02015922
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