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1. Mr. Glasspoole and the Chinese pirates / being the narrative of Mr. Richard Glasspoole of the ship Marquis of Ely ; describing his captivity of eleven weeks and three days whilst held for ransom by the villainous ladrones of the China Sea in the year 1809 ; together with extracts from the China records and log of the Marquis of Ely ; and some remarks on Chinese pirates, ancient and modern, by Owen Rutter ; and four engravings on wood by Robert Gibbings.

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Creator:: Glasspoole, Richard, 1788–1846
Date:: MCMXXXV [1935]
Physical Description:: 57, [2] pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. The atrocities of the pirates : being a faithful narrative of the unparalleled sufferings endured by the author during his captivity among the pirates of the island of Cuba / with an account of the excesses and barbarities of those inhuman freebooters, by Aaron Smith ; together with a copious and explicit report of his subsequent trial at the Old Bailey ; decorated throughtout with engravings by Eric Ravilious.

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Creator:: Smith, Aaron, active 1823–1852
Date:: MCMXXIX [1929]
Physical Description:: [2], v, [3], 156, [2] pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts