HOWARD PYLE'S BOOK OF PIRATES; Fiction, Fact and Fancy concerning the Buccaneers & Marooners of the Spanish Main, compiled by Merle Johnson
Pyle Howard
Published by New York Harper & Brothers Publishers 1921
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First Edition. Profusely illustrated throughout by Howard Pyle. Folio, publisher's original quarter black cloth and beige boards, the spine gilt-lettered, the upper cover lettered in black and with the famous pictorial paste-down of the pirate in colours. xviii, 247 pp. A handsome copy, the gilt work on the spine panel still bright, the covers, hinges and text-block all in good order, the plates bright and clean, some minor bumping at the tips. FIRST EDITION AND A HANDSOME AND CLEAN COPY OF THIS WONDERFUL BOOK, one of Pyle's best and most popular works. "Why is it that the pirate has, and always has had, a certain lurid glamour of the heroical enveloping him round about? Is there, deep under the accumulated debris of culture, a hidden groundwork of the old-time savage? Is there even in these well-regulated times an unsubdued nature in the respectable mental household of every one of us that still kicks against the pricks of law and order? To make my meaning more clear, would not every boy, for instance that is, every boy of any account rather be a pirate captain than a Member of Parliament?" (- from the Introduction). Seller Inventory # 32836
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Title: HOWARD PYLE'S BOOK OF PIRATES; Fiction, Fact...
Publisher: New York Harper & Brothers Publishers 1921
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
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HOWARD PYLE'S BOOK OF PIRATES; Fiction, Fact and Fancy concerning the Buccaneers & Marooners of the Spanish Main, compiled by Merle Johnson
Published by
New York Harper & Brothers Publishers 1921, 1921
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Buddenbrooks, Inc., Newburyport, MA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
First Edition, early issue with K-V. Profusely illustrated by Howard Pyle, the illustration include 36 full-page tipped-in plates, of which 12 are in stunning color, 2 additional tipped in colour plates set within the text and many other wonderful illustrations and decorative initials throughout. Folio, publisher's original quarter black cloth and beige boards, the spine gilt-lettered, the upper cover lettered in black and with the famous pictorial paste-down of the pirate in colours, original dustjacket front cover with additional tipped-on colourplate and rear cover provided in a sleeve. xviii, 247 pp. A very fine and very handsome copy, the gilt work on the spine panel still very bright, the covers, hinges and text-block all in fine order, the plates bright and clean. FIRST EDITION, EARLY ISSUE, AND A HANDSOME AND CLEAN COPY OF THIS WONDERFUL BOOK, one of Pyle's best and most popular works. "Why is it that the pirate has, and always has had, a certain lurid glamour of the heroical enveloping him round about? Is there, deep under the accumulated debris of culture, a hidden groundwork of the old-time savage? Is there even in these well-regulated times an unsubdued nature in the respectable mental household of every one of us that still kicks against the pricks of law and order? To make my meaning more clear, would not every boy, for instancethat is, every boy of any accountrather be a pirate captain than a Member of Parliament?" (- from the Introduction). Seller Inventory # 34068
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Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates Fiction, Fact & Fancy concerning the Buccaneers & Marooners of the Spanish Main: From the Writing & Pictures of Howard Pyle: Compiled by Merle Johnson
Published by
Harper & Brothers, London, 1921
Used
Hardcover
Seller: Reagan's Rare Books, Moseley, VA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Howard Pyle (illustrator). BOOK IS IN NEAR FINE CONDITION BEAUTIFULLY REBOUND IN 1/2 LEATHER WITH MARBLED BOARDS, SIX COMPARTMENTS AND FIVE RAISED BANDS TO SPINE WITH BRIGHT GILT DETAILS AND TITLE. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD, MARBLED END PAPERS AND PASTE DOWNS. NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES, PAGES ARE BRIGHT AND CLEAN, WITHOUT MARKS, SOME LIGHT SPORADIC FOXING. NICELY ILLUSTRATED - COLOR PLATES, 209 PAGES, BOOK MEASURES 9"x7". 101 YEARS OLD. A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE IN GREAT CONDITION. Seller Inventory # 343
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