This book provides an account of piracy in Malayan seas during the 18th and 19th centuries with accounts of the principal characters disrupting trade at the time. Eventually the pirates' ingenuity was no match for the might of British frigates who after a protracted struggle tamed the seas. 256-pages
Weight: 0.4kg. Post free within Malaysia
Published by Hutchinson, London, c1930.
Condition: Good. Hardback. The cover has browned slightly with age. There is heavy spotting on the text block. The binding is tight and the text clear with mild to medium tanning throughout.