The atrocities of the pirates : being a faithful narrative of the unparalleled sufferings endured by the author during his captivity among the pirates of the island of Cuba, with an account of the excesses and barbarities of those inhuman freebooters / by Aaron Smith ; together with a copious and explicit report of his subsequent trial at the Old Bailey ; decorated throughout with engravings by Eric Ravilious
Waltham Saint Lawrence, Berkshire: The Golden Cockerel Press, MCMXXIX
Physical Description
v, 156 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
General Note
`This book was printed by Robert Gibbings at the Golden Cockerel Press, Waltham Saint Lawrence, Berkshire, and completed on September 28th, 1929. Compositors: F. Young and A.H. Gibbs. Pressman: A. C. Cooper. The text is that of the original edition of 1824.’ [colophon].
Copy Note
`500 copies have been printed, of which this is No. 463.’
Binding Note
Black cloth spine with gilt lettering and red paper-covered boards. Top edge gilt, fore-edge and tail deckle-edged paper.