The Barbary Pirate HB/DJ C.S. Forester

Random House, 1953. Hardcover. Excellent/Very Good. 8x6x1. Charles Mazoujian. Vintage Hardback Cloth Cover Book with Dust Jacket is in Very Good Plus condition with a tight binding and clean crisp pages. Inside text is in Excellent condition and appears unread. No writing or markings in the book. Outside cloth covers are nice with very minor corner wear to one corner. Dust Jacket is nice with some edge chipping primarily at the top of the outside spine with some small edge chipping and a small tear to the top edge of the back cover. Some fading to the outside spine. Dust Jacket is covered by a new clear mylar cover. Landmark Books and World Landmark Books are accurate, in-depth stories for young people in the 9-15 year old range. These living histories were written by award-winning authors or by men and women who experienced the events first hand. Written during the 1950's and 1960's and illustrated either with two-color drawings or clear photographs, the books are informative, enjoyable, and well worth reading and collecting. For centuries the Barbary Pirates had plagued the world. Long before any settler had set foot in the New World they had begun their raids on merchant vessels. This is the story of the Barbary Pirates! This is not an ex-library book, but has come from a private collection. Great story by a great author!