Mackdonald on pirates and famous highwaymen 1758
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ON PIRATES, HIGHWAYMEN ETC. MACKDONALD. A general history of the lives and adventures of the most famous highwaymen, murderers, pirates, street-robbers, and thief-takers. Particularly the four last most noted villains, viz. Macdaniel, Salmon, Eagan and Berry. As also of that notorious Accomplice of theirs, Mary Jones and Others. Shewing The diabolical Arts by them practised, to get innocent Persons convicted for Robberies, and to share amongst themselves the Rewards paid for such Convictious. The Whole Interspersed with several diverting Tales, embellished with the Heads of the most remarkable Villians, neatly Engraved. By Capt. Mackdonald. London (printed for J. Warcus´s, at the Indian Queen in the Poultry, and H. Serjeant, at the Star without Temple Bar) 1758.
8vo (170x105 mm). (2), 336, 339-378, 389-418 pp. (Complete, but irregular pagination). Engraved frontispiece, 11 engraved plates (1 plate with shaved margin and small tear).
Contemporary full calf binding, spine in compartments, dark red title label, slightly worn and with faded spine. Text with some offsetting from plates, some foxing on pp. 89-97, a few pages with some stains and some browning.
English Short Title Catalog, T91187.
Partly selected from Captain Charles Johnson´s "A general history of the lives and adventures of the most famous highwaymen". Johnson´s work was published in 1724, and later in 1734. Johnson based his book on Alexander Smith´s History of the Lives of the Most Noted Highwaymen (1714).
Auktionsnummer:
6355
Date:
2017-11-21