Published by World Publishing Company, Cleveland, 1966
Seller: Willis Monie-Books, ABAA, Cooperstown, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Facsimile Edition. Facsimile edition of the works by Raleigh and Galvao in one volume. Separate booklet with the introductions and the notes. In a protective box, as issued.
Published by The World Publishing Company, Cleveland, OH, 1966
Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Original publisher's Solander box bound in blue cloth with tipped-in facsimile title pages on front and back of the interior publications, facsimiles of The World Encompassed by Sir Francis Drake, which was first published in 1628, and The Relation of a Wonderfull Voiage by William Cornelison Schouten, first published in 1619. The facsimiles are contained in a book with original publisher's beige leather binding and a gilt decoration on the front cover. There is an original pamphlet printed on beige paper laid in on the book. Box measures 6 3/4" x 8 1/4." Book measures 6" x 7 3/4." Pamphlet measures 5 1/4" x 7 1/4." Book has eighty-two pages, complete. Pamphlet has twenty-four pages, complete. Box, book, and pamphlet are very clean and intact. Bindings of the book and pamphlet are tight. Box has slight wear at the edges. A Fine copy. The pamphlet contains background information about the voyages of Sir Francis Drake and William Schouten. Each description of the explorers' voyages are accompanied by Bibliographical Notes.