The history and lives of all the most notorious pirates and their crews, : from Captain Avery, who first settled at Madagascar, to Captain John Gow, and James Williams, his Lieutenant, &c. who were hanged at Exceeution [sic] Dock, June 11, 1735, for piracy and murder: and afterwards hanged in chains between Blackwall and Deptford: and in this edition continued down to the year 1735. Giving a more full and true account than any yet published, of all their murders, piracies, maroonings, places of refuge, and way of living. To which is perfixed, an abstract of the laws against piracy..
Johnson, Charles,active 1724-1731.
Defoe, Daniel,1661?-1731,attributed name.
Southey, Robert,1774-1843,former owner. StEdNL
Glasgow. : Printed by Robert and Thomas Duncan.,
MDCCLXXXIII. [1783]
Charles Johnson is believed to be a pseudonym.
Sometimes attributed to Daniel Defoe (Hutchins, Moore, Novak). Attribution disputed by Furbank and Owens, Defoe de-attributions.
An abridgment and adaptation of "A general history of the robberies and murders of the most notorious pyrates", originally published in 1725, naming Captain Charles Johnson as the author.  "Charles Johnson" is generally agreed to be a pseudonym; of several names suggested, that of Daniel Defoe has taken prominence, following Moore's attribution and eventual inclusion in his bibliography; however, P.N. Furbank and W.R. Owens have disputed this, in Defoe de-attributions (1994). No edition of this version is recorded in Philip Gosse, A bibliography of the works of Capt. Charles Johnson (1927).
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Manuscript inscription on the front pastedown "This volume is from the library of the poet Southey and is an example of the bookbinding in chintz done by his daughters which became known among their friends as Cottonian.".
Cottonian binding.
Pirates
Scotland Glasgow.