The Discoverie of Guiana and the Discoveries of the World
by Ralegh, Sir Walter and Galvao, Antonio
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About This Item
Cleveland, Ohio: The World Publishing Company, 1966. Undetermined. fine. Facsimile Reprint. 112,97pp. Octavo with cream paper given the appearance of vellum. Gilt decoration on front, lettering on spine and tie closures. With original brown decorative box. fine A facsimile reprint of "The Discoverie of the Large, Rich and Beautiful Empyre of Guiana, with a Relation of the great and Golden Citie of Manoa (which the Spanyards call El Dorado) and of the Prouinces of Emeria, Arromaia, Amapaia and other Countries, with their riuers, adioyning" originally published in 1596 and "The Discoveries of the World from their first originall unto the yeere of our Lord 1555" published in 1601. Included is a 20 page booklet with historical introductions and bibliographical notes by A. L. Rowse and Robert O. Dougan. 1966
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- Bookseller
- Aquila Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 138881
- Title
- The Discoverie of Guiana and the Discoveries of the World
- Author
- Ralegh, Sir Walter and Galvao, Antonio
- Format/Binding
- Undetermined
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The World Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Cleveland, Ohio
- Date Published
- 1966
- Keywords
- Cuba|Guiana|Mexico|Travel and Exploratioin
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
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