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The Observations of Sir Richard Hawkins
by Richard Hawkins, James A. Williamson
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- near Fine/none
- Seller
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Gleneden Beach, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London: The Argonaut Press, 1933. Limited Edition. Publisher's cloth. near Fine/none. Richard Hawkins was a renowned 17th Century English seaman, explorer and pirate, who saw considerable action against the Spanish Armada, This work was edited from Hawkins original 1662 text with an introduction, notes and appendices by maritime historian James A. Williamson. Near Fine, beautiful book, Limited Edition 347/475 numbered copies, printed on fine Japanese vellum.190 pages with 4 folding maps, appendices. Quarto: 10.5 by 8 inches wide. publisher's quarter bound with vellum spine with bright gilt title, over ultra clean blue buckram boards, gilt coat of arms on upper top corner of front board. No previous owner bookplate or writing. A superior Limited Edition. Protected in a custom mylar sleeve.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Pacific Coast Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4034
- Title
- The Observations of Sir Richard Hawkins
- Author
- Richard Hawkins, James A. Williamson
- Format/Binding
- Publisher's cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- none
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- The Argonaut Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1933
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Argonaut Press, Voyages, Travel and Exploration
Terms of Sale
Pacific Coast Books
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About the Seller
Pacific Coast Books
Biblio member since 2015
Gleneden Beach, Oregon
About Pacific Coast Books
Pacific Coast Books specializes in quality of books of interest from our store on the Central Oregon Coast. We are proud members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America and have been buying and selling books for almost 20 years. Visit our website at www.Pacifc CoastBooks.net. Please feel free to call or email with any titles you would like to add to your collection. Only a small fraction of our inventory is online. We buy book collections.
Glossary
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- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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....
- 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...
- Publisher's cloth
- A hardcover book comprised of cloth over hard pasteboard boards. ...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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. ...
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