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A LETTER FROM A GENTLEMAN OF THE LORD AMBASSADOR HOWARD'S RETINUE, TO HIS FRIEND IN LONDON: DATED AT FEZ, NOV. 1. 1669 Wherein He Gives a Full Relation of the Most Remarkable passages in Their Voyage Thither, and of the Present State of the Countries Under the power of Taffaletta, Emperour Of Morocco; with a Brief Account f the Merchandizing Commodities of Africa; as also the Manners and Customs of the People There
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Small stains to title page; spine lightly chipped at tips, front joint partly split but covers tight. Very Good
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
London: Moses Pitt, 1670. First Edition. Hardcover. Small stains to title page; spine lightly chipped at tips, front joint partly split but covers tight. Very Good. Small quarto (5-1/4" x 7") bound in 19th Century 3/4 calf leather with gilt-lettered and decorated spine, housed in a modern cloth clamshell box with a gilt-lettered spine label; 36 pages. WING L61. "Henry Howard, Sixth Duke of Norfolk, went out to Morocco as Ambassador in 1669. The writer gives an interesting account of the voyage to Tangiers, of a great storm they experienced and of seeing a water-spout, also of seeing a Hamburg merchantman chased by a Turkish pirate. Then follows an account of Tangiers and of the Massacre of Andrew Rutherford, Lord Teviot and six hundred English soldiers who had gone to cut wood about three miles from the city, in 1664. A long account is given of the journey to Fez, of the manners and customs of the people and of recent happenings in the country. At the close is a separate section on the Native Commodities of Africa" (MAGGS BROS Voyages and Travels Vol. 5. Part V. Catalogue #827). Bookplate on front pastedown of Rev. Henry Cunliffe, M.A. (1826-1894), Vicar of Shifnal, Shropshire. Part of his library was sold at Sotheby's, Wilkinson & Hodge in 1897.
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- Charles Agvent
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- A LETTER FROM A GENTLEMAN OF THE LORD AMBASSADOR HOWARD'S RETINUE, TO HIS FRIEND IN LONDON: DATED AT FEZ, NOV. 1. 1669 Wherein He Gives a Full Relation of the Most Remarkable passages in Their Voyage Thither, and of the Present State of the Countries Under the power of Taffaletta, Emperour Of Morocco; with a Brief Account f the Merchandizing Commodities of Africa; as also the Manners and Customs of the People There
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Small stains to title page; spine lightly chipped at tips, front joint partly split but covers tight. Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Moses Pitt
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1670
- Keywords
- 17th Century, Travel, Morocco, Africa, Early Printed Books
- Bookseller catalogs
- Africa; 17th Century; Early Printed Books;
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About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
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