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The English Circumnavigators

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Description

First edition of The English Circumnavigators by David Laing Purves and R. Cochrane, published in 1874.

Octavo, 831pp, [5]. Quarter brown morocco, brown cloth boards, title in gilt on spine, decorative raised bands. Solid text block. Includes frontispiece and vignette, and complete with four fold-out global maps. St. Andrew’s College stamp opposite title page, otherwise free of marks or notations. New endpapers. An attractive example.

This work contains the following accounts of global exploration: Drake’s Voyage Round The World, Dampier’s Voyage Round The World, Anson’s Voyage Round The World and Cook’s three voyages.

Additional information

Location Published

London

Publisher

William P. Nimmo

Edition

First Edition

Date Published

1878

Binding

Quarter Leather

Condition

Near Fine

Author

Purves | David Laing; Cochrane | R.

Author Display

David Laing; Cochrane, R. Purves