[Rarebooks] fs: Burney's Buccaneers of America, 1816

[Back Creek Books]

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We are pleased to offer:
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(No. 7944 )  Burney, James (1750-1821). HISTORY OF THE BUCCANEERS OF 
AMERICA.
London: Payne and Foss, 1816. First separate edition, 3/4 leather, Quarto, 
xii, 326 pages, 3 engraved maps (2 folding). .
      An exciting and accurate account of 17th century buccaneering around 
the Americas, written by an experienced seaman. Captain Burney had 
accompanied Captain James Cook on his second and third voyages in the 
Pacific. The present work covers the period between about 1630 and 1697, and 
Burney shows that these pirates were as adept at seamanship and navigation 
as they were at terrorizing ships and Caribbean ports. The first separate 
edition. SABIN #9388. Illustrated with three maps, two of which are folding. 
Bound in 3/4 leather over marbled boards with marbled endpapers, 
yellow-stained textblock edges. Some light, scattered foxing, some overall 
soil to a couple of pages at rear. Maps are in excellent condition, free of 
tears. This copy has been expertly repaired, with both boards reattached, 
new leather spine with original spine label laid back down, and new silk 
ribbon bookmark. A handsome copy.    $2250.00
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