Ley charles david editor (8 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st. 1st printing thus; dj w/moderate chipping, in mylar; green c w/gilt spine titles; 360 clean, unmarked pages+catalogue; owner's name.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. First Thus. Everyman edition 12mo, number 986. Dark green with gilt to spine, slight bowing to front board, small mark, sound binding, very good page condition.

Paperback. Condizione: As New. No Dust Jacket. 1st Thus (Pheonix Press Edition). In the original publisher's pictorial card covers - 'As New'. No dustjacket as issued. There is a former owner's small b/w name and address sticker (probably removable) on the top corner of the Half Title page o/w No Inscriptions or Marks. (xxiv) + 350 pp. Internally FINE and the book looks as if it has never been used. An Excellent Very Clean, Tight and Bright 'As New' copy. Foreward by Edgart Prestage. "Drawing from contemporary accounts, thus giving the human record, this is the story of the great Portuguese Age of Discovery. The volume contains seven pieces, themselves extracts from contemporary works and covers the opening of the ocean routes, the conquest of Brazil and the spread of Christianity. The seven texts are: "The Route to India" 1497-8 from "Vasco da Gama's First Voyage"; "The Discovery of Brazil" 1500; "The Lands of Prester John" 1520-6; "The Furthest East, 1537-8" from "The Voyages and Adventures of Fernand Mendes Pinto"; "The Tragic History of the Sea" 1552 and 1585; "The Jesuits in Abyssinia" from "A Voyage to Abyssinia"; and "Overland Return from India", 1663. "; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 384 pages.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Good tight copy, light marks particularly to rear board.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: n No Jacket. y First Thus. Geneva: Heron Books, 1970. Book. Very Good. Dark Blue Leatherette Boards. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Modern translations of contemporary accounts of Portuguese voyages of exploration including Vasco da Gama. Foreword by W A Chislett. 359pp, illustrated in black and white. Gilt decoration to front board and spine. Pale blue ribbon page marker. Title page printed in red and black, patterned endpapers. Minimal bumping to corners and gilt decoration slightly dulled, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions. Book.…

Hardback. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. 12mo [approx 12.7x18.7cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. Light wear to dustjacket edges and corner and mild age-toning to spine. Bookplate to Front Pastedown. Previous owner's details to front free end paper. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. xxii, 360 pages.…

Hardback. Condizione: Near Fine. Hardback edition with a new introduction by W. A. Chislett, 1970, in blue and gilt imitation leather boards with no jacket as issued. In overall near-fine condition. Internally clean. Binding tight and appears almost unopened; no annotation or inscriptions; page-ends a touch dust-marked but text and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Retains the original blue page-marker. Not an old library book.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.