'Captain in Calico' by George MacDonald Fraser.

ISBN: 978-0-8021-2552-1.

'George MacDonald Fraser was renowned for his legendary series buckling stand-alone novel, Captain in Calico, Fraser introduces the real-life antihero Captain John Rackham. Called Calico Jack, he was an illustrious eighteenth-century pirate, the first to fly the skull and crossbones on a black flag in the Caribbean seas. One tranquil evening in the Bahamas, Calico Jack, wanted on counts of piracy, makes a surprise appearance at the governor's residence and asks for a pardon. When Jack last set sail from the Bahamas two years prior, he left behind a fiancée he now hopes to win back. A deal is brokered, but what the governor does not reveal is that while Jack was away, his beloved has become betrothed to a new man -the governor himself. Jack discovers he has been deceived and publicly threatens the governor, then becomes engaged in a duel. All seems lost until Irish pirate Anne Bonney comes to his rescue and sets about planning one of the most audacious lootings the Caribbean has ever seen.’

278 pages.

This edition published in 2015 by HarperCollins Publishers.

Paperback.

In good condition - some shelf wear (shown in photos).

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