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Cambridge: Printed for the Hakluyt Society at the Cambridge University Press, 1959. Hardcover. pp. lvii, 333. 8vo. Bound in sky-blue cloth with lettering and decoration in gilt and blind. Maps and illustrations present as called-for. Some edgewear, bookplate to front free endpaper, satin pagemarker taped to rfep, thumbing to pages; very good. Works issued by The Hakluyt Society, Second Series, Part 2, No. 113. "Transcripts of certain surviving records of the voyage for Cathay sponsored by the Privy Council and intended to establish the first English trading base in the Far East. Includes Fenton's own sea journal and extracts from the official narrative of Richard Madox.

Cambridge, UK: Hakluyt Society, 1959. Hakluyt Soc. Pub. Second Series. "First full account of the voyage of Edward Fenton, who set out in 1582 on a privateering voyage which was meant to outdo the exploits of Drake." The voyage failed, so Hakluyt never wrote it up. However, centuries later, editor Taylor has assembled the records and put the story together. Very good condition in dust jacket. Spine of jacket lightly sunned.. 22 cm. lvii, 333 pp. b/w ills, maps.

Hakluyt Society CAmbridge University Press 1959. 22 x 14.5cm. 333pp (some uncut) B&W illustrations. Book plate inside cover. Hardcover. No dustjacket. Good+ Narratives and documents regarding failed voyage by Elizabethan explorer Fenton whose voyage was promoted by Robert Dudley.

Cambridge at the University Press for the Hakluyt Society. Used - Good. 8vo. Cloth, dj. Light blue jacket over blue cloth. 333 numbered pp. Ex-library copy with attendant stamps, pasted and taped call number on jacket spine, cardholder on front pastedown. Some sunning to jacket spine; tape covering chipping at head. Some edgewear at extremities. Previous owner's signature on f.f.e.p. Else fine. A sound copy with nice, clean internals in otherwise very good condition. Good.

London: The Hakluyt Society, 1959 VG+/VG. 8vo. original blue cloth gilt (leaf edges and endpapers spotted, largely unopened) in dustwrapper (price-clipped, edges lightly rubbed with slight fray to headcap, spine a little browned, scattered spotting); pp. lviii (last blank), 334 (last blank), with 15 plates, 4 figures & 2 sketch maps. A very good copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG+/VG.

Cambridge University Press for the Hakluyt Society. Used - Very Good. 1959. Hardcover. Cloth, dj. Slight shelf-wear. Spine of dust jacket faded somewhat. Very Good. (Subject: ).

Cambridge UK: Hakluyt Society Cambridge University Press, 1959. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/VG-. Series blue cloth with gilt sp. lettering and logo centre fr., near pristine but sp. lettering strikes me as a tad dull. Society half-title identifying this as Second Series No. CXXIII + f/pieces + lvii + 333, 14 Small tanning flecks to top edge. further plates ex-pagination, 6 being double sided, 4 text figs, 2 'Sketch Maps' in text; short sig. top fr. end-paper, spotted three slightly bad openings slightly affecting top margins of leaves involved but this really rather trivial, also odd opening long done by publishers usually since mid-19th century, so likely a production fault. Jacket not price-clipped but corner top fr. wraparound excised; generally clean and minimally worn but spine slightly darkened, faint tanning to outer edges, very slight rubbing to top edges, 2 short internally repaired tears to fr. bottom outer corner and bottom fr. spine corner, a faint line to lower spine, all this not… Read More