CAPTAIN KIDD Old-Time Pirate

Softcover. No. 23 in the Mellifont series. Over 300yrs ago, English sea captain William Kidd sailed away from London on special duty for His Majesty King William the Third of Great Britain and Ireland. His ship was the "Adventure Galley", his object, the suppression of piracy. Kidd left England an honourable man in February 1696, came back under arrest from America in April 1700, and in everlasting disgrace as a convicted felon was tried at the Old Bailey, and executed at Wapping in May 1701. 96pp. trade size soft cover, paper wraps. With the usual browned pp., v.v. sl. damage to top r/hand corner of fr. cover (see image) o/w Vg+