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The Discoverie of the large and bewtiful Empire of Guiana
by Ralegh, Sir Walter (1552?-1618). Edited by V[incent]. T[odd]. Harlow (1898-1961)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Bound in tan cloth over boards with vellum spine, integral ribbon bookmark. Ralegh's coat of arms stamped in gilt on upper b
- Seller
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Annapolis, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: The Argonaut Press, 1928. Limited edition of 975 copies, this copy not numbered. Hardcover. Quarto. cvi, 182 pages. Bound in tan cloth over boards with vellum spine, integral ribbon bookmark. Ralegh's coat of arms stamped in gilt on upper board, spine titled in gilt. Some spotting at lower fore corners of both boards and at bottom of lower board near spine. Old dampstain at bottom inner corners of rear endpapers. Later owner bookplate on front pastedown below Strachey's. Hinges sound. Very good overall.. Frontispiece portrait, 2 folding maps. A superb edition of Sir Walter Ralegh's Guiana expedition in search of the golden city of El Dorado. Appendices A and B contain Spanish official dispatches that had not seen the light of day for 300 years, and which make it possible to compare Ralegh's own account of the 1595 expedition with the narratives of contemporary Spaniards actually on the ground. <br /> <br /> This copy previously owned by Lytton Strachey, noted literary critic and founding member of the Bloomsbury Group, with his bookplate on front pastedown.
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- Bookseller
- Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1333
- Title
- The Discoverie of the large and bewtiful Empire of Guiana
- Author
- Ralegh, Sir Walter (1552?-1618). Edited by V[incent]. T[odd]. Harlow (1898-1961)
- Illustrator
- Frontispiece portrait, 2 folding maps
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover. Quarto. cvi, 182 pages
- Book Condition
- Used - Bound in tan cloth over boards with vellum spine, integral ribbon bookmark. Ralegh's coat of arms stamped in gilt on upper b
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited edition of 975 copies, this copy not numbered
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Argonaut Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1928
- Keywords
- South America, El Dorado, West Indies, Colonial, English colonies, Raleigh, city of gold
- Bookseller catalogs
- History & Politics; Adventure & Travel; Americana;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2006
Annapolis, Maryland
About Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
We buy and sell quality used and out-of-print books, with an emphasis on Americana, Military and Naval History, and Nautical material. But we have many good books in a variety of subjects. We are located in historic Annapolis, Maryland.
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- Gilt
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