The English Circumnavigators: The Most Remarkable Voyages Round the World By English Sailors with a Preliminary Sketch of Their Lives and Discoveries.
by Purves, David Laing (ed.)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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About This Item
London: William P. Nimmo & Co.. 1874. 1st ed., octavo, original decorated cloth boards, engraved frontis portraiits plate, illus vignette halftitle page, 4 folding maps, pp 831 plus publisher's catalogue. Last page from the table of contents has corner torn off. Waterstain to the edge of approx. first 70 pages. Convent school prize plate lightly tipped-in. Original backstrip professionally restored and laid down on new cloth. Good condition. Selections from the voyages of Drake, Dampier, Anon, Captain Cook. 1st Edition. Boards.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Muir Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 101328
- Title
- The English Circumnavigators: The Most Remarkable Voyages Round the World By English Sailors with a Preliminary Sketch of Their Lives and Discoveries.
- Author
- Purves, David Laing (ed.)
- Format/Binding
- Boards
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William P. Nimmo & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1874
- Keywords
- Captain Cook, Dampier, Exploration, Explorers, Maritime, Sailing, Voyages
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About the Seller
Muir Books
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Perth, Western Australia
About Muir Books
MUIR BOOKS. Western Australia's largest and leading rare, secondhand, antiquarian and out of print bookshop, established in 1973 and managed by Rob & Janet Muir together with Tara Surry. We have over 50,000 books in stock. We are located in Perth (precinct of Northbridge), walking distance from the State Library, Art Gallery and Museum.
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