1923 Rare Book - Pirates, The Buccaneers Of America by Esquemeling.(Description) Author : John Esquemeling. (Translated from the Dutch. Revised & edited by William Swan Stallybrass). Title: The Buccaneers of America. A True Account of the Most Remarkable Assaults Committed of Late Years upon the Coast of the West Indies by the Buccaneers of Jamaica and Tortuga, Both English and French. Translation of 1684 5 revised by William Swan Stallybrass. With an Introductory Essay by Andrew Lang. Language: Text in English.

Spence was a Fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland

His work in this collection likely adds a visual depth to the stories

particularly celebrated for his detailed and poignant illustrations that graced many 19th-century literary works

gilt very bright - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover

Pages: xiii-420 pages

From the French of Paul Celiere by Mrs

Illustrations: Complete with all the beautiful 23 full-page color illustrations by Edmund Blampied

The author and illustrator: Johnny Gruelle (1880-1938) was an American artist and children's book illustrator who became famous for his creation of the Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls and the subsequent series of books about the doll characters

Beyond paintings

Illustrations: Complete with the nice frontispiece and the 46 beautiful announced illustrations by Howard Pyle

The illustrations interspersed throughout add depth to the narratives

and beguiling sorcery