The Discoverie of the Large Riche and Beautiful Empyre of Guiana. [and] Discoveries of the World.
by Ralegh, Sir Walter; Galvao, Antonio; Rowse, A. L. (Historical Introductions)
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About This Item
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 spine, and two cloth ties and yapp edges..
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- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000505
- Title
- The Discoverie of the Large Riche and Beautiful Empyre of Guiana. [and] Discoveries of the World.
- Author
- Ralegh, Sir Walter; Galvao, Antonio; Rowse, A. L. (Historical Introductions)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Edition
- Facsimile Edition
- Publisher
- The World Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Cleveland, OH
- Date Published
- 1966
- Keywords
- HISTORY EUROPEAN EXPLORERS RALEIGH SIR WALTER (1552-1618) GUIANA GALVANO ANTONIO (1490-1557)
- Bookseller catalogs
- HISTORY;
- Size
- 12mo
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- Jacket
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- Spine Label
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- Edges
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- Vellum
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- New
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- Gilt
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- Marginalia
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- 12mo
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- Reprint
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