Group of (2) books on Pirates
Group of (2) books on Pirates, to include: ''The History of Pyrates,'' by Captain Charles Johnson, 1724, London: Printed for T. Warner, title page stamped ''Geo. R. Brush M.D., U.S. Navy, Sayville Long Island, New York'', including three illustrations including one folding, 427 pages, (foxing, front cover detached, tanning, image bleeding), 8''l, 5''w; ''The Pirates Own Book or Authentic Narratives of the Lives, Exploits, and Executions of the Most Celebrated Sea Robbers,'' by Charles Elms, 1837, Portland: Sanborn & Carter, includes historical sketches, 432 pages, (foxing, tanning, minor image bleeding), 7-3/4''l, 4-3/4''w. Provenance: Acquired by descent from Dr. George R. Brush, of the settling Brush family of Southold, Long Island, New York.
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Group of (2) books on Pirates, to include: ''The History of Pyrates,'' by Captain Charles Johnson, 1724, London: Printed for T. Warner, title page stamped ''Geo. R. Brush M.D., U.S. Navy, Sayville Long Island, New York'', including three illustrations including one folding, 427 pages, (foxing, front cover detached, tanning, image bleeding), 8''l, 5''w; ''The Pirates Own Book or Authentic Narratives of the Lives, Exploits, and Executions of the Most Celebrated Sea Robbers,'' by Charles Elms, 1837, Portland: Sanborn & Carter, includes historical sketches, 432 pages, (foxing, tanning, minor image bleeding), 7-3/4''l, 4-3/4''w. Provenance: Acquired by descent from Dr. George R. Brush, of the settling Brush family of Southold, Long Island, New York.
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