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The World Encompassed
by Sir Francis Drake
- Used
- fine
- hardcover
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Gridley, California
Item Price:
$20.00
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About This Item
New York: Readex Microprint, 1966. Facsimile. Leatherette. Fine. A fine facsimile of the original. Red leatherette with black leatherette inlaid on spine. Gilt title stamping. Fiber end papers. From the private library of Larry Southwick, collector's marginalia pencilled near front hinge. From the Great Americana series. [2], 108 pp. Octavo, 6 x 9 1/2 inches tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Uncommon Works, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller Inventory #
- 557
- Title
- The World Encompassed
- Author
- Sir Francis Drake
- Format/binding
- Leatherette
- Book condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity available
- 1
- Edition
- Facsimile
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Readex Microprint
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date published
- 1966
- Keywords
- travel, explore, navigation, americas, new world
- Bookseller catalogs
- History & Historiography;
Terms of Sale
Uncommon Works, IOBA
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About the Seller
Uncommon Works, IOBA
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Gridley, California
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About Uncommon Works, IOBA
Member, IOBA. Not your ordinary book store! Uncommon Works specializes in rare, odd, unique, and handmade books, with a focus on Mexico, Latin America, Native America, and the Spanish Conquest. You'll find rare, first editions and first or early printings. You'll even find a few first printings of living authors for sale. We provide services and referrals for book mending, repair, restoration, and binding.We also offer archival storage solutions for your books, photos, or family historical print items.
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- spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....[more]
- fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...[more]
- gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...[more]
- hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- marginalia
- Marginalia, in brief, are notes written in the margins, or beside the text of a book by a previous owner. This is very...[more]
- octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...[more]
- facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...[more]
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