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Two volume set, rebound in dark green buckram with paper labels on front boards and spines, 9 5/8" H. B&w illustrations. A facsimile reprint of the 1699 edition printed in London for Henry Bonwicke. Ex-college library with the following markings: stamps on bottom edges of text blocks, faint residue on spines from removal of labels, rear free endpapers show evidence of removal of pockets, front free endpapers have small amount of white-out and blank book plates (covering library markings?). Both volumes are printed on cream-coloured stock with text in reddish-brown and each one commences with a Dedication to King William III, followed by a Preface and list of Contents. Volume One: text pages run 1-240. Title continues: Also, the Manners, Customs, and Languages of the several Native Indians; and the Advantage of Commerce with those different Nations. With a Continuation Giving an Account of the Attempts of the Sieur de la Salle upon the Mines of St. Barbe, &c. The Taking of Quebec by the… Read More

Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Canadiana House, 1981. Book. As New. Hardcover. Facsimile. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 216 Pages A Facsimile Reprint Of The Original 1699 London Edition... " To Which Are Added Several New Discoveries In North America, Not Published In The French Edition. ".

London: Henry Bonwicke. Fair with No dust jacket as issued. 1699. Second Edition. Hardcover. Bound in full leather. Exterior hinges are separating, but the volume is still intact. No plates or maps. I appears this was either printed without them, or they were removed before this volume was bound. Nice armorial bookplate of Peter Larney Benwell inside the front cover. Too about the illustrations, but it makes for a much cheaper read. Relatively. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 240+216 pages .