The Discovery of the Solomon Islands by Alvaro De Mendana in 1568

Author: Medana, Alvaro De (Edited, with Introduction and Notes, by Lord Amherst of Hackney and Basil Thomson, Basil
Title: The Discovery of the Solomon Islands by Alvaro De Mendana in 1568
Publication: London: Printed at the Bedford Press, 1901
Edition: Limited Edition

Description: Translated from the Original Spanish Manuscripts. Two volumes. Hardcover. Quartos. 2 volumes: lxxxvi, 192 pages; [2], pages 193- 482. Illustrated with photograph frontispiece portraits, color folding maps, engravings and photographs. 2 folding maps in the rear pocket of volume 2. Light blue cloth covered boards with vellum corners, joints and spines. Gilt stamped titles on spines. Untrimmed foredge and bottom edges. Light to moderate foxing to the front and rear end sheets and contents. Tipped in between the right front flyleaf and the front blank end paper of volume 1 is the printed statement "100 Copies Printed on Large Paper." This set is inscribed by Lord Amherst on the right front flyleaf. Good.

Seller ID: 12025

Subject: Exploration & Travel



David A. Hamilton Americana Books

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