thomas greepe (4 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Facsimile edition. 4to. Introduction, notes and a bibliography of English Military Books by David W. Waters. Portrait frontispiece; 4 folding maps; numerous facsimile plates. Original quarter linen over brown boards, with gilt lettered spine. One of 560 copies printed by Carl Purington Rollins. Book fine with lovely bookplate of Julian and Tredd Bicknell (architect and artist respectively). Near fine condition, just a couple of tiny marks/nicks to boards and very minor staining to a couple of page edges, very good for age.

Facsimile Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked, cloth-backed boards. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical Description: 48, [2] pages, facsimile (24 pages), [51]-95, [1] pages portraits, folded maps; 31 cm. Series: Americanum nauticum, no. 3. Subjects: Drake, Francis approximately 1540-1596 ; Early works to 1800; Drake, Francis approximately 1540-1596 ; Poetry; Drake, Francis approximately 1540-1596; Drake, Francis Sir 1540?-1596 ; Poetry; 1473-1640; America Discovery and exploration British ; Early works to 1800. 3 Kg.

Cloth. Zustand: Near Fine. Various (illustrator). First edition. A lovely uncommon limited edition copy of this facsimile reproduction of Thomas Greepe's fascinating ballad narrating Francis Drake's 1585-86 raid on the coast of Spain. One of five hundred and sixty copies printed by Carl Purington Rollins, Printer Emeritus to Yale University. This work was reproduced in facsimile from the original edition held in the private library of Henry C. Taylor. With a fascinating introduction, notes, and a bibliography of English Military books by David W. Waters. Collated, complete with a portrait frontispiece of Drake, a facsimile reprint of Greepe's ballad, and five folding charts and plans. In a quarter cloth binding with paper covered boards. Externally lovely, with only minor shelfwear to extremities and head and tail of spine. Internally firmly bound. Pages very bright and clean throughout. Mark and slight creasing to upper extremity of frontispiece plate, not affecting image. Near Fine. book.