Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates

Pyle, Howard (Johnson, Merle, compiler)

Published by Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1921

About this Item

The October, 1921 printing. (First was April 1921). Large 4to half black cloth and tan paper-covered boards. Spine lettered in gilt; front cover lettered in black. Color pictorial cover onlay. Illustrated with 12 full-page color and 24 full-page b/w captioned plates as well as b/w pictorial endpapers and chapter headings by Pyle. This copy presented to a young "Pirate" by Willard Morse, Pyle's biographer. A very fine copy in a very fine dust jacket (price $6.00). The whole preserved in a worn publisher's box which is heavily repaired with tape and is missing a small piece from one flap. A nice survival with an interesting presentation. Seller Inventory # 5485

Bibliographic Details

Title: Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates

Publisher: Harper & Brothers Publishers

Publication Date: 1921

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: Howard Pyle

Condition: As New

Dust Jacket Condition: As New