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First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked vellum over analine calf. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling and rubbing to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Provenance: book plate of Vyvyan Edwards. Limited and numbered edition: 40/975. Physical description; lxv, 235 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates (1 folded) : illustrations, maps, facsimile ; 27 cm. Notes; "This edition . is limited to 975 copies on Japon vellum, numbered l to 975 . The copy is number ."--Back colophon. Includes index. Contents; An appreciation of Drake's achievement.--"The world encompassed by Sir Francis Drake." (Reprinted from the edition of 1628)--Selected contemporary documents analogous to "The world encompassed by Sir Francis Drake": Francis Fletcher's notes. John Cooke's narrative. Thomas Doughty's oration. Nun?o da Silva's relation. Drake in California. Edward Cliffe's story. Sarmiento de Gamboa's report. Don Francisco de Zarate's letter. San Juan de Anton's testimony. Drake's letter of safe-conduct. The charge against Drake of hanging captives. Subjects; Drake, Francis approximately 1540-1596. Drake, Francis. Drake, Francis approximately 1540-1596 Travel. Voyages around the world. Voyages around the world ; Early works to 1800. Voyages and travels ; Early works to 1800. 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: very good. First edition thus. Large octavo (8), 319, (1)pp. Index. Black dust jacket, spine lettered in red, over red cloth with gilt lettered spine. Title printed in red & black. Dust jacket has minor rubbing, plus two small closed tears and is price clipped. Verso of title page has a cancel mark with slight bleed-through to the title. Note: This work is "Based on appendixes originally published in [the] edition of C.H. Tawney's Kath?-sarit-s?gara called The Ocean of Story," edited by the author. (OCLC) ".Originally published in my edition of. The Ocean of Story [which]. ran to ten volumes -- and in view of the fact that much important new information has gradually accumulated. [in the past] thirty years. [I believe] these studies might merit publication in their new form. The work of revision and addition has proved so great. there is little of the original left." (author's foreword).…