THE WORLD ENCOMPASSED.
Cleveland. 1966. 82pp. Small quarto. Vellum with ties. Bookplate on front pastedown. Very fine. In original clamshell box. Handsomely executed facsimile of the first edition (1628) of Drake's exceedingly valuable work.
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FRANCISCVS DRAECK NOBILISSIMVS EQVES ANGLIÆ ANO ÆT SVE 43.
[London: Jodocus Hondius, ca. 1583, but printed later]. Engraved portrait, 15 3/4 x 12 1/4 inches. A fine, black impression, expertly laid down on a larger sheet. Slight wear to upper edge. Very good and handsomely presented. Matted. This handsome and striking print is generally considered the finest contemporary portrait.....
THE WORLD ENCOMPASSED AND ANALOGOUS CONTEMPORARY DOCUMENTS CONCERNING SIR FRANCIS DRAKE'S CIRCUMNAVIGATION OF THE WORLD....
London: The Argonaut Press, 1926. lxv,[3],235pp. plus folding facsimile map. Illus. Quarto. Half vellum and cloth, spine gilt. Cloth lightly sunned. Bookplate of Livingston Stebbins on front pastedown, small bookplate on rear pastedown. Very good. From an edition limited to 975 copies, printed on Japon vellum. With an "Appreciation of.....
LE VOYAGE DE L'ILLUSTRE SEIGNEUR ET CHEVALIER FRANÇOIS DRACH ADMIRAL D'ANGLETERRE, À L'ENTOUR DU MONDE.
Paris: Jean Gesselin, 1627. [6],230,[2]pp. Contemporary vellum. Bookplate on front pastedown. Later ownership notations on titlepage. Minor toning and soiling. Very good. First augmented French edition, adding considerable material to the first French edition of 1613. This is the first separate appearance of this account of Drake's famous voyage of.....
LE VOYAGE CURIEUX, FAICT AUTOUR DU MONDE, PAR FRANÇOIS DRACH....
Paris: Antoine Robinot, 1641. [8],230pp. Engraved title vignette. Handsome 18th-century tree calf, gilt leather label. Small contemporary ink notation at bottom of titlepage, minor worming. Very good. The third French edition of the narrative of Drake's circumnavigation of the globe in 1577- 80, originally published in the first edition of.....
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