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The World Encompassed; and Analogous Contemporary Documents Concerning Sir Francis Drake's Circumnavigation of the World - with an Appreciation of the Achievement by Sir Richard Carnac Temple
by DRAKE, Sir Francis, Sir Richard Carnack Temple, N. M. Penzer (editor)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
London: The Argonaut Press, 1926. First Edition. Hardcover. Good+. 4to. Pp. 235. Illustrated with drawings and maps including a fold-out facsimile. Title page woodcut in black and beige. Index. Aqua buckram boards with stamped gilt illustration, animal vellum spine stamped with gilt titles. Blue bookmark ribbon. Edges untrimmed. First publication of the Argonaut Press, printed on Japon Vellum by Walter Lewis at the University Press, Cambridge. Number 394 of an edition limited to 975. Previous owner blind stamp on FFEP. Covers stained and sunned, corners and spine ends bumped, spine titles rubbed. Leaves clean and bright. A volume in the lauded series devoted to the Age of Exploration.
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- Bookseller
- Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4998
- Title
- The World Encompassed; and Analogous Contemporary Documents Concerning Sir Francis Drake's Circumnavigation of the World - with an Appreciation of the Achievement by Sir Richard Carnac Temple
- Author
- DRAKE, Sir Francis, Sir Richard Carnack Temple, N. M. Penzer (editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Argonaut Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1926
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fine Press;
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About the Seller
Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
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Seattle, Washington
About Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books was established in 1996 as a natural progression of proprietor Jeffrey Long's historical and bibliophilic interests. We are located in West Seattle and can be visited by appointment only.
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...
- 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....
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- 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...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
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