Discoverie of the Large, Rich and Beautiful Empire of Guiana
by Walter RALEIGH
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Ivoryton, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Cleveland: World Publishing, World Pub. Co. 2021-10-21. First THUS. Hardcover. Near Fine. Vellum with cloth ties, decorative gilt, publishers 20 page sewn companion pamphlet and felt lined clam-shell case both in Fine condition. Bright unmarked copy, touch of buckling to head/tail edges of text block, else Fine. Facsimile edition of Raleigh’s important 1596 account of his voyage to Guiana
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- Bookseller
- Resource for Art and Music Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 211021012
- Title
- Discoverie of the Large, Rich and Beautiful Empire of Guiana
- Author
- Walter RALEIGH
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First THUS
- Publisher
- World Publishing
- Place of Publication
- Cleveland
- Date Published
- World Pub. Co. 2021-10-21
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Resource for Art and Music Books
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Ivoryton, Connecticut
About Resource for Art and Music Books
We specialize in books based in art and music as well as rare antiquarian books and ephemera.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- PUB
- Common abbreviation for 'published'
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
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