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.

T127401

Grub Street ID

177116

Description

[2], 248, 239-484, [2] p., [25] 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'

Titlepage in red and black

Published in irregulary numbered parts; text and register are continuous

Catchword on the first page of the introduction: As

Individual parts in other copies may be of different editions

Pp. 4, 177-184, 233, 236, 324-325 misnumbered 8, 187-194, 223, 226, 326-327

Printed in double columns

With a frontispiece; Includes an index

Signatures: [A]]2(-[A]1) B-6K.

Uncontrolled note

Pp. 4, 177-184, 233, 236, 324-325 misnumbered 8, 187-194, 223, 226, 326-327