Hakluytus posthumus, or, Purchas his Pilgrimes : contayning a history of the world in sea voyages and lande travells by Englishmen and others - 11 volumes
by Purchas, Samuel (1577-1626)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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About This Item
Glasgow : J. MacLehose and Sons, 1907. 1st edition. Hardcover. Very good copies in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Provenance: Bookplate of The Bank of England Library and Literary Association. Physical description: 11 volumes out of 20; illustrations, portraits, folded maps, folded facsimiles, 23 cm. Notes: Reprint of the 1625 edition, with folded facsimiles of title-pages; illustrations, maps, etc., reproduced in facsimile. Includes bibliographical references. Includes index. Contents: Volumes 10, 11, 12, 13,14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20. Subjects: Purchas, Samuel 1577?-1626; Voyages and travels; Ocean travel; Voyages en mer; Voyages; Discoveries in geography; Early works to 1800; Seventeenth century; Expeditions and exploration; North America Description and travel; Arctic regions; Voyages; Memoirs and diaries.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 402446
- Title
- Hakluytus posthumus, or, Purchas his Pilgrimes : contayning a history of the world in sea voyages and lande travells by Englishmen and others - 11 volumes
- Author
- Purchas, Samuel (1577-1626)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Publisher
- Glasgow : J. MacLehose and Sons
- Date Published
- 1907
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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