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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FRANCISCUS DRAECK NOBILISSIMUS EQUES ANGLIAE IS EST QUI TOTO T TERRARUM ORBE CIRCUMDUCTO....
[Nuremberg. ca. 1581]. Etched illustrated broadside on two joined sheets, approximately 11 1/2 x 22 1/2 inches. Minor wear at lower left and upper right corners. Small rust spot in the text. Near fine. Framed, glazed, and matted. A very rare portrait of Sir Francis Drake on a German broadside.....
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.....
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