A GENERAL COLLECTION OF VOYAGES AND DISCOVERIES MADE BY THE ...

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A GENERAL COLLECTION OF VOYAGES AND DISCOVERIES MADE BY THE PORTUGUESE AND THE SPANIARDS DURING THE FIFTEENTH AND SIXTEENTH CENTURIES

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London: W. Richardson, 1789

4to, v + 518pp. Recased copy in half leather binding, with gilt lettering and inlays to the spine. With 5 raised bands. With various steel-engraved plates and fold-out maps.

Condition: Good. Some rubbing and superficial chipping to the boards. Light scuff marks to the spine. Previous owner's bookplate fixed to front pastedown, and signature to title page. Some foxing throughout, but more pronounced to the first and last few pages. Stains to edges of first few pages and first plate. Offsetting to pp. 202-203 due to old newpaper article loosely inserted. Light creasing to top edges of a few pages, and small stains to edges of last few pages. A well bound copy.

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Auction Date:
1st Aug 22 at 10am SAST
(1st Aug 22 9am BST)

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