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The World Encompassed by Sir Francis Drake, 1628 and The Relation of a Wonderful Voiage by William Cornelison Schouten, 1619
by Drake, Sir Francis; William Cornelison Schouten, A.L. Rowse and Robert O. Dougan
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/N/A
- Seller
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Albany, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Cleveland: The World Publishing Company, 1966. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/N/A. The facsimile edition printed in cream colored boards with gilt to design motif and ribbon ties - a lovely copy with just short tgift inscription to ffep. Includes pamphlet with thread binding and is enclosed in green cloth covered box with tipped in paper labels with some scuffs to rear label and creassing to top of spine - Very Good.
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- Bookseller
- Lost Paddle Books, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- LPB008180FD
- Title
- The World Encompassed by Sir Francis Drake, 1628 and The Relation of a Wonderful Voiage by William Cornelison Schouten, 1619
- Author
- Drake, Sir Francis; William Cornelison Schouten, A.L. Rowse and Robert O. Dougan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- N/A
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint Edition
- Publisher
- The World Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Cleveland
- Date Published
- 1966
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- British Literature; Exploration and Mountaineering;
Terms of Sale
Lost Paddle Books, IOBA
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About the Seller
Lost Paddle Books, IOBA
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Albany, California
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- 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...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
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