Henry Hudson (The Golden Hind Series)
by Llewelyn Powys
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good/missing
- Seller
-
Gridley, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/missing. A very good first edition, as stated. Missing dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with blind stamped ship on cover, bright gilt title stamping on spine. Binding is sturdy, square, and strong. Painted top edge. Map endpapers. Deckled pages. 213 pp. including index. Octavo, 6 x 9 inches tall. The Golden Hind Series was initially co-published by John Lane in the UK and Harpers in the U.S. The first titles were issued in 1927.According to a prospectus for the series (quoted in Literature of Travel and Exploration: An Encyclopedia, edited by Jennifer Speake) the volumes were presented as in a form suitable for the general reader new lives of great explorers written by well-known men of letters which are at the same time reliable history and attractive biographies. Each author was allowed to present his subject in the manner he wanted, so long as he examined all available material, especially the documents left by the explorer and his contemporaries. -- A Series of Series
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Details
- Bookseller
- Uncommon Works (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1001
- Title
- Henry Hudson (The Golden Hind Series)
- Author
- Llewelyn Powys
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- missing
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1928
- Keywords
- discovery, exploration, new world, America
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About the Seller
Uncommon Works
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Gridley, California
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Glossary
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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....
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...