Buy this book on-line PURVES David Laing & R Cochrane : The English Circumnavigators the most remarkable voyages around the WorldNimmo, London, 1876
8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. with a preliminary sketch of their lives and discoveries. Decorative geen cloth in gilt and black with bevelled edge boards. some rubbing to corners and edges, Tips frayed, front paste down marred by removal of a bookplate?, front hinge cracked and opened but cover holding by the cords, coloured free endpaper followed by the half-title. A double leaf engraved title page with portrait busts of Drake, Dampier, Anson and Cook precedes the standard title page. The first signature is a little loose on the cords, but the rest of the book is tightly bound. 831pp in double columns + four folding coloured maps, 16pp catalogue at rear. Includes facsimiles of original title pages to the original works. Two pages noted with small hole in the spine margin unaffecting any text, presentable copy.. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Decorative Cloth. Jacket: No Jacket Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of PURVES David Laing & R Cochrane : The English Circumnavigators the most remarkable voyages around the World. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including out-of-print books, libri rari, first editions, livres illustrées and atlases. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |