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Drake, Francis; Schouten, William Cornelison; Rowse, A. L. (Historical Introductions); Dougan, Robert O. (Bibliographical Notes) : Bibliotheca Americana; The World Encompassed by Sir Francis Drake, 1628; and The Relation of a Wonderfull Voiage by William Cornelison Schouten, 1619

The World Publishing Company, Cleveland, OH, 1966

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.. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardcover

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