A general history of the lives and adventures of the most famous highwaymen, murderers, street-robbers, &c. To which is added, a genuine account of the voyages and plunders of the most notorious pyrates. Interspersed with several diverting tales, and pleasant songs. And adorned with the heads of the most remarkable villains, curiously engraven on copper. By Capt. Charles Johnson

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  • A general history of the lives and adventures of the most famous highwaymen, murderers, street-robbers, &c. To which is added, a genuine account of the voyages and plunders of the most notorious pyrates. Interspersed with several diverting tales, and pleasant songs. And adorned with the heads of the most remarkable villains, curiously engraven on copper. By Capt. Charles Johnson
  • General history of the robberies and murders of the most notorious pyrates. Selections
People / Organizations
  • J. Janeway ("printed by and for", or "by/for and sold by")
Imprint
London: printed for and sold by J. Janeway, in White-Fryers; and by the booksellers of London and Westminster, M.DCC.XXXIV. [1734]
Added name
Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731, attributed name.; Smith, Alexander, active 1714-1726. History of the lives of the most noted highway-men. Selections.; Janeway, J., bookseller.
Publication year
1734
ESTC No.
T112552
Grub Street ID
164544
Description
[2], 484, [2] p., [26] leaves of plates : ill. ; 2°.
Note
Charles Johnson is believed to be a pseudonym

Consists of the lives of the pirates selected from the first volume of 'A general history of the robberies and murders of the most notorious pyrates .. by Captain Charles Johnson' (sometimes attributed to Daniel Defoe (Hutchins, Moore, Novak, Schonhorn). Attribution disputed by Furbank and Owens, Defoe de-attributions), interspersed with selections from the lives of highwaymen and others from Capt. Alexander Smith's 'The history of the lives of the most noted highway-men'

Title page in red and black

Published in irregularly numbered parts

Catchword on the first page of the introduction: they

Individual parts in other copies may be of different editions

Pp. 4, 177-184, 324-325, 410 misnumbered 8, 187-194, 326-327, 406

Printed in double columns

Includes an index

Frontispiece

Signatures: [A]]2(-[A]1) B-6K]2.
Uncontrolled note
Pp. 4, 177-184, 324-325, 410 misnumbered 8, 187-194, 326-327, 406