Encyclopedia of Exploration to 1800: a comprehensive reference guide to the history and literature of exploration, travel and colonization from the earliest times to the year 1800.
by HOWGEGO, Raymond John
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Potts Point, NSW, Australia, Hordern House, 2003.. FIRST EDITION. Large 4º (28.8 x 22 cm.), publisher's gilt–stamped Saifu cloth with illustrated dust jacket, 3 silk place markers. New. xv, 1168 pp. *** FIRST EDITION. First volume of this massive, extremely useful publication, filling what had been a reference lacuna. It contains 2,327 articles in 1.2 million words, with 4,000 cross-references. There are indexes of ships and persons (7,500 entries), as well as bibliographies (about 20,000 citations). ***
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- Richard C. Ramer Old & Rare Books (US)
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- Title
- Encyclopedia of Exploration to 1800: a comprehensive reference guide to the history and literature of exploration, travel and colonization from the earliest times to the year 1800.
- Author
- HOWGEGO, Raymond John
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- FIRST EDITION
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Potts Point, NSW, Australia, Hordern House, 2003.
- Keywords
- Travel, reference, bibliography, explorations, discoveries
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