Charles David Ley Editor (9 results)
Language: English
Published by J.M. Dent, London, 1947
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Dorley House Books, Inc., Hagerstown, MD, U.S.A.Dorley House Books, Inc.
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st. 1st printing thus; dj w/moderate chipping, in mylar; green c w/gilt spine titles; 360 clean, unmarked pages+catalogue; owner's name.
More imagesPublished by J M Dent and Sons, London, 1947
- Hardcover
Seller: Anne Godfrey, Pwllheli, United KingdomAnne Godfrey
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Thus. Everyman edition 12mo, number 986. Dark green with gilt to spine, slight bowing to front board, small mark, sound binding, very good page condition.
Published by Everyman's Library - J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. / E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., London / New York, 1960
- Hardcover
Seller: Bluebird Books (RMABA, IOBA), Littleton, CO, U.S.A.Bluebird Books (RMABA, IOBA)
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. A 1960 reprint of the 1947 issuance. Editor Charles David Ley has assembled contemporary accounts of various important voyages of discovery by Portuguese mariners, such as Vasco da Gama. These explorations led to the colonization of Brazil, the introduction of…Christianity into Abyssinia, and new oceanic routes to Africa and India. Entry 986 in Everyman's Library Poetry series. --- In Everyman's Library larger format binding style 4. Full green cloth-covered boards with spine titling and interlocked "EL" at tail of spine both stamped in copper-look foil; orange topstain. In green dust jacket with Adam Turyn drawing of Portuguese interacting with native peoples to front panel. --- A sound copy: bright and tightly-bound, though with 10 cm. strip of discoloration to back cover & shallow creases to corners of a few leaves. Unclipped, unpriced jacket in excellent condition but with chafing to spine ends, and wrapped in removable clear plastic protector.; 16mo - 6 to 7 in. tall; xxii, 360, 16 (ads) pages.
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Sue Lloyd-Davies Books, CARMARTHEN, United KingdomSue Lloyd-Davies Books
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Paperback. Condition: As New. No Dust Jacket. 1st Thus (Pheonix Press Edition). In the original publisher's pictorial card covers - 'As New'. No dustjacket as issued. There is a former owner's small b/w name and address sticker (probably removable) on the top corner of the Half Title page o/w No Inscriptions or Marks. (xxiv) + 3…50 pp. Internally FINE and the book looks as if it has never been used. An Excellent Very Clean, Tight and Bright 'As New' copy. Foreward by Edgart Prestage. "Drawing from contemporary accounts, thus giving the human record, this is the story of the great Portuguese Age of Discovery. The volume contains seven pieces, themselves extracts from contemporary works and covers the opening of the ocean routes, the conquest of Brazil and the spread of Christianity. The seven texts are: "The Route to India" 1497-8 from "Vasco da Gama's First Voyage"; "The Discovery of Brazil" 1500; "The Lands of Prester John" 1520-6; "The Furthest East, 1537-8" from "The Voyages and Adventures of Fernand Mendes Pinto"; "The Tragic History of the Sea" 1552 and 1585; "The Jesuits in Abyssinia" from "A Voyage to Abyssinia"; and "Overland Return from India", 1663. "; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 384 pages.
Published by Heron Books, Geneva, 1970
- Hardcover
Seller: Washburn Books, Pateley Bridge, United KingdomWashburn Books
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Add to basketDark Blue Leatherette Boards. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Thus. Modern translations of contemporary accounts of Portuguese voyages of exploration including Vasco da Gama. Foreword by W A Chislett. 359pp, illustrated in black and white. Gilt decoration to front board and spine. Pale blue ribbon page marker. Title page…printed in red and black, patterned endpapers. Minimal bumping to corners and gilt decoration slightly dulled, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.
Published by J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd., London, 1947
- Hardcover
Seller: The Bookstore, Belfast, United KingdomThe Bookstore
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Good tight copy, light marks particularly to rear board.
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., London, 1947
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Adelaide Booksellers, Clarence Gardens, SA, AustraliaAdelaide Booksellers
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Add to basketHardback. 1st Edition. 12mo [approx 12.7x18.7cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. Light wear to dustjacket edges and corner and mild age-toning to spine. Bookplate to Front Pastedown. Previous owner's details to front free end paper. Robust, professiona…l packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. xxii, 360 pages.
More imagesPublished by Heron Books, 1970
- Hardcover
Seller: Hall of Books, Oswestry, SHROP, United KingdomHall of Books
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Add to basketHardback. Condition: Near Fine. Hardback edition with a new introduction by W. A. Chislett, 1970, in blue and gilt imitation leather boards with no jacket as issued. In overall near-fine condition. Internally clean. Binding tight and appears almost unopened; no annotation or inscriptions; page-ends a touch dust-marked but text a…nd illustrations bright and clear throughout. Retains the original blue page-marker. Not an old library book.
- Softcover
Seller: BennettBooksLtd, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.BennettBooksLtd
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Paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.
