The Atrocities of the Pirates (Illustrated by Eric Ravilious) 1929

Hardback. Limited edition. Number 256 of 500. 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. Illustrated by Eric Ravilious. “It would be good to illustrate, I think, the more desperate and bloody incidents, especially as this seems to be a true account” Ravilious wrote about the commission. Black cloth spine. Gilt titling. Red paper covered boards. Condition: Covers stained, scuffed and edge-worn with some bleed from the red paper boards to  front and rear pastedowns as well as to head and fore-edge.  End-papers toned.  Pages untrimmed.