LIMITED EDITION of 996 copies. 8vo. 9 5/8 x 6 1/2 inches. 303 pp. Frontispiece and 8 illustrations on plates, index; text clean, unmarked. Dark red cloth, spine titled in gilt, top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed; binding square and tight, lower corners bumped. Very Good. "De Lussan was a French adventurer, well-born, who took up buccaneering to pay off his debts. His account is rare, having been published in London in 1702 and only known in three copies in this country. This translation was prepared from the rare French original." Clark & Brunet. The First French Edition was issued in Paris, 1688. This text is an account of English and French pirates who attacked the Spanish holdings in the Caribbean and the south Pacific in the late 17th century. REFERENCE: Clark & Brunet, Arthur H. Clark Company, No. 175.