The Discoverie of the Large, Rich, and Bewtiful Empyre of Guiana, with A Relation of the Great and Golden Citie Of Manoa
by Ralegh, Sir Walter; Galvano, Antonio; Rowse, A. L
- Used
- near fine
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Cleveland: The World Publishing Company, 1966. Facsimile Edition. Near Fine. Bibliotheca Americana. From the 1596 and 1601 editions. Bound in faux vellum, gilt lettering to spine, with large gilt seal to front, with cloth ties. Housed in a cloth covered card box with pasted on paper labels. Lacks the small introduction booklet. A near fine copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 35676
- Title
- The Discoverie of the Large, Rich, and Bewtiful Empyre of Guiana, with A Relation of the Great and Golden Citie Of Manoa
- Author
- Ralegh, Sir Walter; Galvano, Antonio; Rowse, A. L
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Facsimile Edition
- Publisher
- The World Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Cleveland
- Date Published
- 1966
Terms of Sale
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Biblio member since 2012
Toronto, Ontario
About Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Interesting and unusual books and printed matter. Visual items, illustrated books, private press, mythology/folklore, modern first editions. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC) and theIndependent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA)
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- 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....
- 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. ...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
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