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JOHNSON (CHARLES) A General History of Pyrates, their Robberies and Murders, as also Their Policies, Discipline and Government. From their First Rise and Settlement in the Island of Providence, Dublin, J. Watts, 1725
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JOHNSON (CHARLES)
A General History of Pyrates, their Robberies and Murders, as also Their Policies, Discipline and Government. From their First Rise and Settlement in the Island of Providence, engraved frontispiece depicting Blackbeard, small single wormhole to opening leaves, nineteenth century calf, covers near detached [Sabin 36189], 8vo (170 x 100mm.), Dublin, J. Watts, 1725
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RARE EDITION, only the John Hopkins University copy on ESTC. First published in 1724 Pyrates was very influential in forming the mythology of the pirate, referencing for the first time pirates with missing legs or eyes, buried treasure, and the "Jolly Roger" flag. Johnson is a pseudonym: the work was once attributed to Daniel Defoe, but the true identity of the author is still not known.
