Purchas Samuel Editor (5 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: None as Issued. Reprint. EX-LIB/UNCIRCULATED COPY. Text/BRAND NEW. Blue linen boards/Fine. DJ/None as Issued. Third Part from Volume III of a four-volume set of travel stories to foreign lands assembled by English cleric Samuel Purchas (1577 - 1626), first published 1625 under the title Hakluytus Posthumus, or Purchas his Pilgrimes. This exert from Volume III, describes the four voyages of English explorer and navigator Henry Hudson's (c 1560s - 1611) search for a northern passage to the Orient between 1607 and 1611. The accounts were written either by Hudson himself or crew members. Fine copy. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Two volume set that provides a reference guide to the works of Reverend Samuel Purchas. Both volumes are in very good condition in like jackets. Volume I has absolutely minimal wear to the blue cloth boards and a clean, unmarked interior. Dust jacket has some minor edge wear and scuffing to the rear. Volume II has some minor bumping to corners and, consequently, a bit more wear to the jacket. Some creasing, but no chips or tears whatsoever. Due to the combined size and weight of the set, additional shipping charges will be required.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. xx, 210 pages : 2 folded maps ; 23 cm. Contents: The strange adventures of Andrew Battell of Leigh On the religion and the customs of the peoples of Angola, Congo and Loango appendices: i. Anthony Knivet in Kongo and Angola ii. A sketch of the history of Kongo to the end of the seventeenth century iii. A list of the kings of Kongo iv. A sketch of the history of Angola to the end of the seventeenth century v. A list of the governors of Angola Notes: Reprint of the 1901 edition "On the religion and the customs of the peoples of Angola, Congo, and Loango, from Purchas his Pilgrimage, 1613 (1617)": pages 71-87.…

First edition of the Dutch translation of the accounts of two British travellers, John Mildenhall (1560-1614) and John Cartwright, who travelled to Persia and the Moghul Empire. The accounts were originally edited by the British cleric Samuel Purchas (1577-1626) and published in his volumes with travelogues, entitled Purchas his pilgrimage. The majority of the work consists of John Cartwright's account of his voyage from Aleppo to Isfahan, illustrated with two engravings. "After separating from Mildenhall, Cartwright proceeded to Isfahan and continued to travel widely in the Middle East. The account of his journeys is one of the most valuable of the period" (Howgego). He describes the people, architecture, religion, geography, infrastructure, etc.Also included are two letters by John Mildenhall, written in 1509 and 1606. The first letter briefly describes his route from London to Kandahar in Afghanistan, via Smyrna, Istanbul, Aleppo, Urfa, and Van, with some occasional remarks on the cities, the weather, and the days of travelling. Mildenhall met John Cartwright in Aleppo, and the two travelled together up to Kandahar. "Although it is known that he arrived in India in 1603, the subsequent years of Mildenhall's travels are undocumented" (Howgego). Mildenhall's second letter was written from Qazvin, Iran, and describes his stay at the Moghul court.With only some occasional minor spotting, otherwise in very good condition.l Howgego, to 1800, C58 and M138; STCN 190883286 (5 copies). Modern decorated cloth, dark blue title-labels. With an engraving on the title page by Jan Goeree, 2 engraved illustrations in text and a woodcut tailpiece. Pages: 10 ll.…

First edition of the Dutch translation of the accounts of two British travellers, John Mildenhall (1560-1614) and John Cartwright, who travelled to Persia and the Moghul Empire. The accounts were originally edited by the British cleric Samuel Purchas (1577-1626) and published in his volumes with travelogues, entitled Purchas his pilgrimage. The majority of the work consists of John Cartwright's account of his voyage from Aleppo to Isfahan, illustrated with two engravings. "After separating from Mildenhall, Cartwright proceeded to Isfahan and continued to travel widely in the Middle East. The account of his journeys is one of the most valuable of the period" (Howgego). He describes the people, architecture, religion, geography, infrastructure, etc.Also included are two letters by John Mildenhall, written in 1509 and 1606. The first letter briefly describes his route from London to Kandahar in Afghanistan, via Smyrna, Istanbul, Aleppo, Urfa, and Van, with some occasional remarks on the cities, the weather, and the days of travelling. Mildenhall met John Cartwright in Aleppo, and the two travelled together up to Kandahar. "Although it is known that he arrived in India in 1603, the subsequent years of Mildenhall's travels are undocumented" (Howgego). Mildenhall's second letter was written from Qazvin, Iran, and describes his stay at the Moghul court.With only some occasional minor spotting, otherwise in very good condition.l Howgego, to 1800, C58 and M138; STCN 190883286 (5 copies). Modern decorated cloth, dark blue title-labels. With an engraving on the title page by Jan Goeree, 2 engraved illustrations in text and a woodcut tailpiece. Pages: 10 ll.…