1929 The Voyages of the Cabots James A. Williamson Limited Edition Illustrated

Description: Click here to see our other books! The Voyages of the Cabots and the English Discovery of North America under Henry VII and Henry VIII James A. Williamson 1929 The Argonaut Press : London 10.5" by 7.5" xiii, 290, [1]pp SUMMARY A lovely limited edition copy of The Voyages of the Cabots, with maps and a folding frontispiece. Folding Maps,Illustrated,Limited Edition,Publishers' Original Binding Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed This book weighs 1.5 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 23.99 EU Postage: £ 18.99 European Postage: £ 19.99 Asia Postage: £ 31.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 32.99 DESCRIPTION This is a copy of the seventh publication of the voyages of the Cabots by the Argonaut Press and is limited to 1050 copies on Japon Vellum. This copy is unnumbered. 1929 The Voyages of the Cabots and the English Discovery of North America under Henry VII and Henry VIII contains a history of English exploration and discovery of the North Americas sources from short pieces, administrative documents, contemporary letters, and extracts from histories and commentaries written in the sixteenth century. The volume is divided into two parts, the first considering the Documents and Extracts from Contemporary Works and the second giving an account of the History of the English Expeditions to North America Under Henry VII and Henry VIII. With twelve maps and a folding map frontispiece. Collated, complete.A bookplate for Ronald Knox Library in Prinknash Abbey. Ronald Knox was a Roman Catholic Priest, theologian, author of detective stories as well as a writer and a regular broadcaster for BBC Radio. CONDITION In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally, lovely with some light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. A bookplate to the front pastedown for Ronald Knox, an inscription dated '42 to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Some pages remain unopened. Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

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