Piratical Barbarity, or the Female Captive, Comprising the particulars of the capture of the English sloop Eliza-Ann, on her passage from St. Johns to Antigua, & the horrid massacre of the unfortunate crew by the PIRATES, March 12, 1825, and of the...
Roth, Herb Peter Pauper Press, 1930. Reprint. Limited printing of 575 copies. Hardcover. [8], 47, [9] p. This narrative was reprinted from a pamphlet printed about 100 years before the reprint date of 1930 (MCMXXX). It was printed in New York: by S. Walker for G.G. Parker, [1825]. In this reprint the original has not in every case been followed explicity; and it was the hope that those liverties which had been taken with Miss Parker's story would not be condemned as those liberties taken with her person. Of the 525 copies printed at the Walpole Printing Office, New Rochelle of which 500 were for sale by Random House, New York. Condition: Very good. Decorative Boards. No dust jacket as issued. Minor wear and soiling to cover and several pages.
Keywords: Pirates, Captivity, Eliza-Ann, Prisoners, Robbery, Massacre, Murderers, Mantansies, Rescue, Hanging, Ellsmore
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