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Edward Cavendish Drake A New Universal Collection of Authentic and Entertaining Voyages And Travels,
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Edward Cavendish Drake A New Universal Collection of Authentic and Entertaining Voyages And Travels, From The Earliest Accounts to the Present Times
J. Cooke
London
1768
First edition
Good
35.5 x 24 cm
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1 volume. First edition 1768. Very scarce edition.
Unusually, the four page original subscribers list is present.
Original full leather, raised bands with strings showing at joints.
Hinges loose. Some tears to edges of preliminary pages,
otherwise internals good. Spine title "Drake's Voyages".
All maps and plates present.
There is a comprehensive section and map on Africa.
Full leather with gilt lineal borders.
Raised bands with gilt morocco title.
Colour page blocks.
Marbled endpapers with gilt dentelles [faded].
[6], 706 pages [double column].
Frontispiece plate.
Fold-out map of the world [40 x 22 cm].
53 full-page plates.
8 full-page maps.
"A collection of voyages and relations of experiences by travelers
from the time of the Portuguese navigators to the middle of the
eighteenth century, including those of Magellan, Drake, Cavendish,
Olivier van Noort, William Dampier, Woodes Rogers, John Clipperton,
George Anson, and Lionel Wafer"
Recorded shipping weight 4000g.
Shipped and insured by recorded delivery.
J. Cooke
London
1768
First edition
Good
35.5 x 24 cm
For further details and and to bid visit AntiquarianAuctions.com
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Edward Cavendish Drake A New Universal Collection of Authentic and Entertaining Voyages And Travels, From The Earliest Accounts to the Present Times
J. Cooke
London
1768
First edition
Good
35.5 x 24 cm
For further details and and to bid visit AntiquarianAuctions.com
1 volume. First edition 1768. Very scarce edition.
Unusually, the four page original subscribers list is present.
Original full leather, raised bands with strings showing at joints.
Hinges loose. Some tears to edges of preliminary pages,
otherwise internals good. Spine title "Drake's Voyages".
All maps and plates present.
There is a comprehensive section and map on Africa.
Full leather with gilt lineal borders.
Raised bands with gilt morocco title.
Colour page blocks.
Marbled endpapers with gilt dentelles [faded].
[6], 706 pages [double column].
Frontispiece plate.
Fold-out map of the world [40 x 22 cm].
53 full-page plates.
8 full-page maps.
"A collection of voyages and relations of experiences by travelers
from the time of the Portuguese navigators to the middle of the
eighteenth century, including those of Magellan, Drake, Cavendish,
Olivier van Noort, William Dampier, Woodes Rogers, John Clipperton,
George Anson, and Lionel Wafer"
Recorded shipping weight 4000g.
Shipped and insured by recorded delivery.
J. Cooke
London
1768
First edition
Good
35.5 x 24 cm
For further details and and to bid visit AntiquarianAuctions.com
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