The Discoverie of the large and bewtiful Empire of Guiana

Ralegh, Sir Walter (1552?-1618). Edited by V[incent]. T[odd]. Harlow (1898-1961)

Published by The Argonaut Press, London, 1928

About this Item

A superb edition of Sir Walter Ralegh's Guiana expedition in search of the golden city of El Dorado. Appendices A and B contain Spanish official dispatches that had not seen the light of day for 300 years, and which make it possible to compare Ralegh's own account of the 1595 expedition with the narratives of contemporary Spaniards actually on the ground. This copy previously owned by Lytton Strachey, noted literary critic and founding member of the Bloomsbury Group, with his bookplate on front pastedown. Bound in tan cloth over boards with vellum spine, integral ribbon bookmark. Ralegh's coat of arms stamped in gilt on upper board, spine titled in gilt. Some spotting at lower fore corners of both boards and at bottom of lower board near spine. Old dampstain at bottom inner corners of rear endpapers. Later owner bookplate on front pastedown below Strachey's. Hinges sound. Very good overall. Hardcover. Quarto. cvi, 182 pages Limited edition of 975 copies, this copy not numbered. Seller Inventory # 1333

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Discoverie of the large and bewtiful ...

Publisher: The Argonaut Press, London

Publication Date: 1928

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: Frontispiece portrait, 2 folding maps