THE TRUE TRAVELS, ADVENTURES AND OBSERVATIONS OF CAPTAINE JOHN SMITH IN EUROPE, ASIA, AFRICKE, AND AMERICA: BEGINNING ABOUT THE YEERE 1593, AND CONTINUED TO THIS PRESENT 1629
Smith, John
Published by Richmond, 1819
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Two volumes. [14],247pp. plus one folding plate, two folding maps, and frontispiece portrait; xi,282pp. plus frontispiece coat of arms. Contemporary mismatched tree calf, first volume neatly rebacked, spines gilt, leather labels. Contemporary ownership inscription on front fly leaf. Light toning and foxing of text in each volume. Very good. The Richmond edition, being the first "modern" edition, of the GENERALL HISTORIE OF VIRGINIA and THE TRUE TRAVELS of John Smith, and the first American edition of these seminal works on Virginia and Maryland. The maps reproduce the two Virginia maps found in the GENERALL HISTORIE. Contains notes on Indian vocabularies, as well as a wealth of information on Indian cultures. SABIN 82852. PILLING, PROOF-SHEETS 3662. SWEM 17083. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 49438. PRINTING AND THE MIND OF MAN 124 (ref). Seller Inventory # WRCAM39777B
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Publication Date: 1819
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THE TRUE TRAVELS, ADVENTURES AND OBSERVATIONS OF CAPTAINE JOHN SMITH IN EUROPE, ASIA, AFRICKE, AND AMERICA: BEGINNING ABOUT THE YEERE 1593, AND CONTINUED TO THIS PRESENT 1629.
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Richmond: Republished at the Franklin Press, 1819., 1819
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Seller: William Reese Company - Americana, New Haven, CT, U.S.A.
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The Richmond edition, the first "modern" edition, of the GENERALL HISTORIE OF VIRGINIA and THE TRUE TRAVELS. of John Smith, the first American edition of these seminal works on Virginia and Maryland. The maps (only one of which is present in this set) reproduce the two Virginia maps found in the GENERALL HISTORIE. Contains notes on Indian vocabularies, as well as a wealth of information on Indian cultures. SABIN 82852. PILLING, PROOF-SHEETS 3662. SWEM 17083. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 49438. PRINTING AND THE MIND OF MAN 124 (ref). Contemporary tree calf, gilt morocco labels. Backstrip and lower board of first volume rubbed, scattered foxing and tanning. 19th-century ownership signature on front pastedown of first volume. Short closed tear near bound-in edge of folding map and folding plate, with no loss. About very good, in an attractive contemporary binding. Lacking one map. Seller Inventory # 58092
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TRUE TRAVELS, ADVENTURES AND OBSERVATIONS OF CAPTAINE JOHN SMITH, IN EUROPE, ASIA, AFRICKE AND AMERICA: BEGINNING ABOUT THE YEERE 1593, AND CONTINUED TO THIS PRESENT 1629
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Franklin Press, Richmond, 1819
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Seller: Nick Bikoff, IOBA, Fairfield, NJ, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. 2 volumes rebound in clean brown buckram with gilt titles on spine. Title of volume II: "THE GENERALL HISTORIE OF VIRGINIA, NEW-ENGLAND, AND THE SUMMER ILES, WITH THE NAMES OF THE ADVENTURERS, PLANTERS, AND GOVERNOURS FROM THEIR FIRST BEGINNING, AN. 1584. TO THIS PRESENT 1626. WITH THE PROCEEDINGS OF THOSE SEVERALL COLONIES AND THE ACCIDENTS THAT BEFELL THEM IN ALL THEIR IOURNYES AND DISCOVERIES. ALSO THE MAPS AND DESCRIPTIONS OF THOSE COUNTRIES THEIR COMMODITIES, PEOPLE, GOVERNMENT, CUSTOMES, AND RELIGION YET KNOWNE. DIVIDED INTO SIXE BOOKES". First Edition issued and printed in America, from the London Edition of 1629. With the five engraved plates (+1) including three large folding engraved scenes and maps from the original first London printing. Included are the engraved frontispiece of Captain John Smith; the engraved coat of arms frontispiece to Vol. II; a large folding plate depicting many engraved scenes from Captain John Smith's travels and discoveries; the folding 'Old Virginia' map showing the original settlement areas and pictorial engraved scenes of the author's adventures there, including an illustration of Pocahontas asking Powhatan to spare Smith's life; the large folding general map of Virginia in its original format showing areas of Virginia and Maryland and the coast down to Carolina. (Also a separate full-page illustration of Pocahontas asking Powhatan to spare Smith's life). Plates are well preserved, whole and complete with only a few stress tears mostly at the bound in edges. [xiv,247pp----xii,282pp]. Text Is tight, clean & intact with light age toning. World Travel, Exploration. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 529 pages. Seller Inventory # 17578
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THE TRUE TRAVELS, ADVENTURES AND OBSERVATIONS OF CAPTAINE JOHN SMITH IN EUROPE, ASIA, AFRICKE, AND AMERICA: BEGINNING ABOUT THE YEERE 1593, AND CONTINUED TO THIS PRESENT 1629.
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Richmond. 1819., 1819
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Seller: William Reese Company - Americana, New Haven, CT, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
The Richmond edition, being the first "modern" edition, of the GENERALL HISTORIE OF VIRGINIA and THE TRUE TRAVELS of John Smith, and the first American edition of these seminal works on Virginia and Maryland. The maps reproduce the two Virginia maps found in the GENERALL HISTORIE. Contains notes on Indian vocabularies, as well as a wealth of information on Indian cultures. SABIN 82852. PILLING, PROOF-SHEETS 3662. SWEM 17083. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 49438. PRINTING AND THE MIND OF MAN 124 (ref). Two volumes. [14],247pp. plus one folding plate, two folding maps, and frontispiece portrait; xi,282pp. plus frontispiece coat of arms. Contemporary mismatched tree calf, first volume neatly rebacked, spines gilt, leather labels. Contemporary ownership inscription on front fly leaf. Light toning and foxing of text in each volume. Very good. Seller Inventory # 58467
Quantity: 1 available