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Auction #115 begins on 30 May 2024

Ralegh (Sir Walter)

THE DISCOVERIE OF THE LARGE AND BEWTIFUL EMPIRE OF GUIANA

Published: The Argonaut Press, London, 1928

Edition: Limited edition

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Edited from the original text with introduction, notes and appendixes of hitherto unpublished documents by V.T. Harlow.

Limited edition: cvi, 182 pages, frontispiece portrait, 2 folding maps, title page vignette, uncut fore edge and bottom edge, most pages unopened, quarter vellum with light brown cloth boards, titled gilt on the spine with gilt armorial crest on the upper cover, a very good copy.

The colophon reads: This edition is the fifth publication of the Argonaut Press and is limited to 975 copies on Japon Vellum numbered 1 – 975. The original wood cut appearing on the title page is by William Monk. The volume has been printed by Walter Lewis at the University Press, Cambridge in 1928. This copy is number 599

 

  • Overall Condition: A very good copy
  • Size: 4to (260 x210mm)
  • Sold By: Clarke's Africana & Rare Books
  • Contact Person: Paul Mills
  • Country: South Africa
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