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Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates: Fiction, Fact & Fancy concerning the Buccaneers & Marooners of the Spanish Main

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Sale 451: Illustrated & Children's Books - Fine Printing - Books in All Fields (#451) 04/07/2011 1:00 PM PDT Closed
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Lot #87 Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates: Fiction, Fact & Fancy concerning the Buccaneers & Marooners of the Spanish Main

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Lot closed - Sold For (Includes Buyers Premium):$343.75

Estimate: $400 - $600

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Title:

Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates: Fiction, Fact & Fancy concerning the Buccaneers & Marooners of the Spanish Main

Author:

Pyle, Howard

Place Published:

New York

Publisher:

Harper & Bros.

Date Published:

1921

Description:

xviii, 247 pp. Compiled with a Foreword by Merle Johnson. Illustrated with 38 plates (14 in color with 2 tipped-in); plus several wood engravings and drawings throughout by Howard Pyle. (4to) 12x8¾, period full polished red calf, gilt rule borders, spine gilt. First Edition.

Publisher's code "D-V" on the copyright page. Classic illustrated book abounding in Pyle's stylish renderings of pirates.

Condition:

Front joint split, extremities rubbed, hinges cracked, embossed ownership stamp (Cedric Gibbons) on flyleaf; one plate reinserted with old cello tape; good.

Item#:

212649

Headline:

Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates First Edition
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