[Rarebooks] FS- Colin Powell (Limited Signed); The Buccaneers of America, 1893

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My American Journey (limited Edition, signed), by Powell, Colin L., with
Persico, Joseph E., , Random House, N.Y. 1995: Colin Powell's life story,
from the roots of his parents, Jamaican immigrants, who worked in New York's
Garment District; to Powell's childhood in the Bronx. Through his college,
extraordinary Military career, and Washington power broker. Revealing the
pressures of policy making, and critical decisions that challenge American
leadership; first hand accounts of  lives of Dick Cheney, George Bush,
Ronald Reagan and others.  An American success story of a brilliant man, and
American hero. Unread. Signed in broad felt black pen to limitation page;
No. 1423 of 2000 copies. First edition, stated to copyright page with
2468753 under statement. Deep maroon cloth with bronze lettering, black
title panel with bronze lettering to spine. In maroon cardboard slipcase.
The palest patch of fading to upper spine end, unread. sm 4 to, 641 pp.
$185.00

The Buccaneers of America., by, Esquemeling, John (one of the Buccaneers
Present at those Tragedies
 A True Account of the Most Remarkable Assaults committed of late years upon
the Coasts of the West Indies by the Buccaneers of Jamaica and Tortuga (Both
English and French)....., Swan Sonnenschein & Co., London, 1893: "Wherein
are contained more especially the Unparalleled Exploits of Sir Henry Morgan,
our English Jamaican Hero, who sacked Porto Bello, burn Panama, etc." With
Facsimiles of all the Original Engravings, etc. (1684). To copyright page,
"Reprinted from the Edition of 1684, to which is added a reprint of the very
scarce Fourth Part, by Basil Ringrose (1685), containing the Dangerous
Voyage and Bold attempts of Captain Bartholomew Sharp and others". Edited,
with and Introduction, by Henry Powell. John Esquemeling was a member of
Henry Morgan's pirate band, and an eye witness of the most remarkable
assaults committed of late years upon the coasts of the West Indies by
Buccaneers of Jamaica and Tortuga. Eight full page engravings, Sir Henry
Morgan, frontispiece. Blue cloth boards and spine, gilt lettering and gilt
illustration of buccaneer to spine, upper spine few short closed tears, mild
rubbing of corners, 1 1/2 close tear to spine gutter. New black end papers,
impression of old book plate noticeable to front pastedown, upper and lower
hinge starting. Page 1. of index loose to upper hinge. All else very clean,
tightly bound. A very good issue of this detailed account Piracy. sm 4to,
508 pp. In protective archival polyester wraps. $125.00

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