The Discoverie of Guiana and the Discoveries of the World by Ralegh, Sir Walter; Galvao, Antonio - 1966

Cleveland, Oh.: World Publishing Co., 1966. Hardcover. Near Fine. Vellum gilt with cloth ties, felt lined, cloth-covered solander case with vellum spine and paper cover labels, small 8vo., (xvi), 112, (xii), 97 pages. Booklet, sewn wrappers, 20 pages, with Historical introductions by A. L. Rowse and Bibliographical notes by Robert O. Dougan. Facsimiles of the 1596 and 1601 editions. Produced by George Rainbird and printed and bound in Italy on specially made laid paper. Bibliotheca Americana series. Slight bowing to boards, else a fine copy in a lightly soiled and rubbed case with the spine label just beginning to curl.

Cleveland, Oh.: World Publishing Co., 1966. Hardcover. Near Fine. Vellum gilt with cloth ties, felt lined, cloth-covered solander case with vellum spine and paper cover labels, small 8vo., (xvi), 112, (xii), 97 pages. Booklet, sewn wrappers, 20 pages, with Historical introductions by A. L. Rowse and Bibliographical notes by Robert O. Dougan. Facsimiles of the 1596 and 1601 editions. Printed and bound in Italy on specially made laid paper. Bibliotheca Americana series. Slight bowing to boards, else a fine copy in a lightly rubbed case with one corner of the spine label lifting.

World Publ. Ohio, 1966. Hardcover. very good/Clamshell box very good. NOT an ex library book. Book with white vellum, pages bound with beige cloth ties. Bibliotheca Americana brochure is laid in. Clamshell box with brown cloth has dent on edge, paste on plates on spine and front and rear.

London England: The Argonaut Press, 1928. hardcover. very good _/no jacket. 7 3/4 x 10 1/2 " 182 pages. This is copy #16/975. some pages unopened (uncut at edges as from the printer). Edited from the original text, with introduction, notes and appendixes of hitherto unpublished documents by V. T. Harlow. spine and area show smudges and darkening with age. some smudges on covers, slight fading to approx 1/2 inch area to leading edge of front cover.

University of Oklahoma Press, 1997. Hardcover. Slight sunning to spine if dustjacket, otherwise very good condition. Several B/W illustrations. Newly transcribed and annotated from the first edition of 1596. 232pp. ISBN 0806130199. .

Cleveland: World Publishing. Near Fine. 1966. Hardcover. Facsimile edtion bound in vellum with ribbon ties to front and gilt decoration. Separate introduction booklet by Rowse. In fine decorated crisp clamshell box with red velour interior. .

Amsterdam, New York, N. Israel, Da Capo Press, [1971], . . original cloth, gilt lettering on front cover and spine, very clean and very fine condition. . 4to [25.5 x 20 cm]; [ii], cvi, 182, [i] pp, frontis (port), title vignette, 2 folding maps, facsimile of title page of original printing of 1596, index. . National Maritime Museum 290. Cox ii, p254. This is Ralegh's account of his 1595 expedition to the Orinoco delta and along the northern coast of South America. Harlow's extensive introduction sheds new light on Ralegh and shows, among other things, that his privateering activities were based on commercial considerations. This is a high quality reprint of the 1928 Argonaut Press edition, complete with all pages and maps. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London: The Argonaut Press. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket. Slight spine lean. 1971. Facsimile Edition. Tan leatherette cover. 260mm x 200mm (10" x 8"). cvi, 182pp. Frontis portrait, title page woodcut, fold out map and facsimile plate. Edited from the original text with introduction, notes and appendixes of hitherto unpublished documents. Fifth publication of Argonaut Press. .

Cleveland, OH: The World Publishing Company, 1966 Book. As New. Hardcover. Facsimile Edition. 12mo. No Dust Jacket, As Issued. The Discoverie of Guiana: 112 pp. Discoveries of the World: 97 pp. Historical introductions by A.L. Rowse and bibliographical notes by Robert O. Dougan. Facsimile Reprint Edition, 1966. This volume is part of the Bibliotheca Americana series and contains a reprint of the 1596 edition of Sir Walter Ralegh'sThe Discovery of Guiana and Antonio Galvano The Discoveries of the World, providing an overview of Spanish and Portugese travels from 1492 to 1555, a facsimile reprint from Richard Hakluyt's 1601 translation. Pristine red velvet-lined Clamshell case covered in brown cloth with off-white Vellum title plate, spine label, black lettering, and lined with red velvet. A Pristine 20 pp. booklet of historical and bibliographical information. Pristine, no wear. Clean no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Off-white Vellum with gilt emblem on front board, lettering to… Read More

London UK: Argonaut Press, 1928. #191/975. Vellum Spine. Very Good with no dust jacket. limited to 975 copies. two maps, white vellum spine with gold lettering, gatefold map. colored woodcut on the title page by William Monk. Edited from the original text with introduction, notes and appendixes of hitherto unpublished documents by V. T. Harlow. This is the fifth publication of the Argonaut Press. . Light foxing to some pages, spine darkened, previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown.; Limited Edition #191/975; 7 3/4 x 10 1/2