1843 1ed Francis DRAKE
Life & Voyages PIRATES Treasure Spanish Armada San Juan
Francis Drake was a 16th-century
English explorer best-remembered for circumnavigating the world in one
expedition.
Author John Barrow was well-known writer of
voyagers and world adventures covering famous expeditions of Columbus,
Magellan, Cortez, and, Francis Drake. This biography of the life and voyages of
Drake outlines his piracy and privateering, successes against the Spanish
Armada, seeking and finding treasure, and his failed attempts to capture San
Juan, Puerto Rico.
Item number: #19641
Price: $499
BARROW, John
The life, voyages and exploits
of Admiral Sir Francis Drake
London: Murray, 1843. First
edition.
Details:
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Collation: Complete
with all pages
o [XII], 428p
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References: Sabin
6337
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Provenance:
Bookplate – Charles Awdry
o Major Charles Edwin Awdry TD, JP (1906 –
1965) was an English cricketer and British Army officer, as well as a Justice
of the Peace. The son of Charles Selwyn Awdry and Constance Lilias, he was born
in Paddington, London and educated at Winchester College.
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Language: English
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Binding: Leather;
tight & secure
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Size: ~8.75in X 5.5in (22.5cm x 14cm)
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