Willes peter (28 risultati)
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Da: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.Better World Books
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Condizione: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.
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Da: R Bookmark, Youngtown, AZ, U.S.A.R Bookmark
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Editore: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1963
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Da: Vashon Island Books, Vashon, WA, U.S.A.Vashon Island Books
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Aggiungi al carrelloHardcover. Condizione: Very Good (ex-library). No Jacket. First Thus. ex-library with usual marks,4to, 368pp. (light fading to spine). Size: 4to. Illustrated by Peter Scott (illustratore). Book.
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The swans / [by] Peter Scott and the Wildfowl Trust
Scott, Peter (1909-1989). Atkinson-Willes, George L. Wildfowl Trust
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Da: MW Books Ltd., Galway, IrlandaMW Books Ltd.
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First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; x, 242, 48 pages, leaf. illustrations (including 1 color), maps ; 26 cm. Notes; Illus. on l…ining papers. Includes bibliographical references (pages 216-235). Subjects; Swans. H5 -- Zoology: birds. Birds Ornithology. game birds. geese. Aves. Genres; Bibliography. Illustrated. 1 Kg.
Editore: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England, 1986
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Da: Collectors Cabinet, Teaneck, NJ, U.S.A.Collectors Cabinet
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Aggiungi al carrelloHardcover. Condizione: Good. Hardcover lacking dust jacket, 10 by 7 3/4 inches, 613 pages, index, bibliography. The binding has only very slight wear, hinges are tight and the pages are clean apaprt from previous owners stamp on front endpaper. Sir Peter Scott (illustratore).
Wildfowl in Great Britain: A Survy of the Winter Distribution of the Anatidae and Their Conservation in England, Sccotland and Wales Monographs of the Nature Conservency Number Three
Prepared by the Wildfowl Trust, edited by G.L. Atkinson-Willes
Lingua: Inglese
Editore: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1963
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Da: Ryde Bookshop Ltd, Isle of Wight, Regno UnitoRyde Bookshop Ltd
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Aggiungi al carrelloHardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fair. Monographs of the Nature Conservancy Number Three. Firmly bound, orange cloth boards. Fading mostly along the lower edge of the cover. Light foxing bands on the end papers. Tears, scuffing and dust spotting on jacket which is heavily scuffed and marked. Peter Scott (il…lustratore).
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The swans / [by] Peter Scott and the Wildfowl Trust
Scott, Peter (1909-1989). Atkinson-Willes, George L. Wildfowl Trust
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Da: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.MW Books
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First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; x, 242, 48 pages, leaf. illustrations (including 1 color), maps ; 26 cm. Notes; Illus. on l…ining papers. Includes bibliographical references (pages 216-235). Subjects; Swans. H5 -- Zoology: birds. Birds Ornithology. game birds. geese. Aves. Genres; Bibliography. Illustrated. 1 Kg.
The Digest: Annotated British, Commonwealth and European Cases 21: Estoppel - Execution
Chitty, Sir Thomas Willes; Earl of Halsbury; Strickland, Peter (ed.).
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Da: Tiber Books, Cockeysville, MD, U.S.A.Tiber Books
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Hardcover. Condizione: Good. . . . . "Green-Band" Reissue Edition. 4to, hardcover. No dj, red cloth. Very good condition with light soiling to covers and spine ends bumped. Two library stamps to top & bottom of textblock, else contents bright & clean in tight binding. 522 p., 11 p. reference adaptor.
The Digest: Annotated British, Commonwealth and European Cases 22 (1): Evidence (Parts 1-4 (3) (i))
Chitty, Sir Thomas Willes; Earl of Halsbury; Strickland, Peter (ed.).
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Da: Tiber Books, Cockeysville, MD, U.S.A.Tiber Books
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Hardcover. Condizione: As New. . . . . "Green Band" Reissue Edition. 4to, hardcover. No dj, red cloth. Near fine condition with faint library stamp to top edge of textblock (no other markings). Contents bright, crisp and clean in tight binding. 447 p., 29 p. reference adaptor at rear.
The Digest: Annotated British, Commonwealth and European Cases 18: Discovery, Inspection and Interrogatories Distress
Chitty, Sir Thomas Willes; Earl of Halsbury; Strickland, Peter (ed.).
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Da: Tiber Books, Cockeysville, MD, U.S.A.Tiber Books
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Hardcover. Condizione: Good. . . . . "Green Band" Reissue Series. 4to, hardcover. No dj, red cloth. Very good condition with minor textblock soiling and one library stamp to top edge. Contents bright, crisp and clean. 627 p., 17 p. reference adaptor at rear.
Editore: Eyre Methuen
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Da: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, Nuova ZelandaHard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd.
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Editore: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1964
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Da: Stella & Rose's Books, PBFA, Tintern, MON, Regno UnitoStella & Rose's Books, PBFA
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Aggiungi al carrelloHardback. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1964. Very good condition in an almost very good dustwrapper. A Survey of the winter distribution of the Anatidae and their conservation in England, Scotland and Wales. Prepared by The Wildfowl Trust. Monograph Number Three of The Nature Conservancy. 11 x 7.5…ins. Orange cloth. A complete survey of the distribution & habitats of wild ducks, geese and swans. The scientific study contained in this Monograph presents a provisional scientific basis for a National Policy for Wildfowl Conservation. Orange cloth boards, burgundy title block to spine with gilt title. Colour illustrations, line drawings, b/w ph, diagrams & maps. Second impression of the first edition. Light fading to top of spine. Text block a little grubby. Contents clean. White dustwrapper is grubby, worn at corners and has 1.5" loss to top of spine. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched. Scott, Peter (illustratore).
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Lingua: Inglese
Editore: Her Majesty?s Stationery Office, 1963
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Da: West Cove UK, Wellington, Regno UnitoWest Cove UK
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Aggiungi al carrelloHardcover. Condizione: Good. Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice older book in good condition. Pages in good condition. No dustcover. Year 1963. Hardcover. English. See images for condition. About the book >.>.> BEFORE undertaking the conservation of animals and plants it is necessary scientifically to learn at least somethin…g of their numbers and distribution and their relations to other animals and plants within their special environment. The practice of conservation today is partly an art and only partly a science, but its basis must be firmly assured by the ecological sciences. In the case of wildfowl-the great world-wide family of Anatidae comprising the 144 species of ducks, geese and swans-we are dealing with such problems on the grand scale. Not only is the family represented in all the Continents, but even some of the species established in Britain belong to populations existing right round the globe. Individuals which spend part of their year in Britain may be anywhere between Iceland, Siberia and Africa at another season in the same year, as ringing results show. It is indeed hardly defensible to speak of British wildfowl at all since we share so many of the actual birds with other count.
Lingua: Inglese
Editore: HMSO, London, 1963
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Da: Arty Bees Books, Wellington, Nuova ZelandaArty Bees Books
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Aggiungi al carrelloCloth. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. First. Monographs of the Nature Conservancy Number 3. Orange cloth with gilt titles on red label on spine. Spine ends are rubbed but else clean and bright. 368pp with many illustrations. Internally tight and clean. Previous owner's name on front e/p. Dust jacket is bu…mped and chipped along edges and is a bit grubby. There are a couple of small tears. Price clipped. This is a heavy book so check postage with bookseller. Peter Scott (illustratore).
Editore: London, Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1963, 1963
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Da: Antiquariaat Schot, Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, Paesi BassiAntiquariaat Schot
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Aggiungi al carrelloOriginal publishers orange cloth hardback, gilt title on red label spine, 4to: frontispiece, xiv, 368pp., 14 coloured plates ca. 175 birds depicted, bl.& wh. text-illustrations & distribution maps, tables, with 28 photographic plates, bibliography, index names & places, index subjects. Fine copy. Volume 3: Monographs of the Natu…re Conservatory.
Editore: HMSO, London, 1963
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Da: CHARLES BOSSOM, Ely, CAMBS, Regno UnitoCHARLES BOSSOM
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Aggiungi al carrelloHard Cover. Condizione: Very Good. U.K. First Edition. A Survey of the winter distribution of the Anatidae and their conservation in England, Scotland and Wales. Monographs of the Nature Conservancy Number Three.a complete survey of the distribution and habitats of the wild ducks, geese and swans belonging to the world wide fami…ly of Anatidae which winter in England, Scotland and Wales. Original orange cloth with gilt lettering on Burgundy cloth on spine. No ownership marks. xiv, 368 pages. With 15 colour plates, including frontis., from the oil paintings of Peter Scott, b/w photographic illustrations, Maps and text figures. Clean and tight. Size: 4to. Peter Scott (illustratore).
Editore: HMSO, 1963
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Da: The Mill Bookshop, Gatehouse of Fleet, Regno UnitoThe Mill Bookshop
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Aggiungi al carrelloHardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Publisher - HMSO, London, 1963. 1st ed. Prepared by The Wildfowl Trust. Very good condition, orange boards with red panel to spine with gilt lettering. Slight soiling to boards, corners and spine tips crushed. Some foxing to page edges.
The Digest : Annotated British, Commonwealth and European Cases Volume 18 Green Band 1989 2nd Reissue : Discovery , Inspection and Interrogatories Distress
Chitty, Sir Thomas Willes; Earl Of Halsbury; Strickland, Peter (ed.)
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Da: J J Basset Books, bassettbooks, bookfarm.co.uk, Peter Tavy, Regno UnitoJ J Basset Books, bassettbooks, bookfarm.co.uk
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Burgundy Cloth. Condizione: Near Fine (NEAR NEW). No Jacket. 2nd Reissue. Green Band Edition. This book is part of a large purchase from a Public Sector Library and except where mentioned are for the most part LIKE NEW! MOSTLY the ONLY flaws are the blacked out (they insisted) Library stamps which show many of them to be UNUSED!… This copy is Near Fine (NEAR NEW) FEEL FREE TO E-MAIL FOR PHOTOGRAPHS AND FURTHER DETAILS. FROM A DEALER WHO TELLS YOU WHO THEY ARE AND WHAT THEIR TELEPHONE AND ADDRESS CONTACT DETAILS ARE! Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12". Not Illustrated (illustratore). NO LIBRARY STAMPS.
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The Digest Annotated British, Commonwealth and European Cases, Volume 21, 1981 Green-Band Reissue. Contains ESTOPPEL, EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, EXECUTION.
Chitty, Sir Thomas Willes; Earl Of Halsbury; Strickland, Peter (ed.)
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Da: Tony Hutchinson, Seale, Regno UnitoTony Hutchinson
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Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. approx 550pp. Still tightly bound. Interior in very nice clean condition. No names or inscriptions. In excellent condition, from a private home - not ex library. One of several similar volumes I am offering all bound in matching maroon with gilt titling to spine. Looks hardly used. Weighs about…1 kg Picture of this book available.
Editore: HMSO, 1963
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Da: kellow books, chipping norton, Regno Unitokellow books
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Aggiungi al carrelloHardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A complete Survey of the Wildfowl with Colour llustrations by Scott No Jacket book in near fine cond. Peter Scott (illustratore).
Editore: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1963
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Da: Stella & Rose's Books, PBFA, Tintern, MON, Regno UnitoStella & Rose's Books, PBFA
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Aggiungi al carrelloHardback. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First edition. 1st 1963. Very good condition in an almost very good dustwrapper. A Survey of the winter distribution of the Anatidae and their conservation in England, Scotland and Wales. Prepared by The Wildfowl Trust. Monograph Number Three of The Nature Con…servancy. 11 x 7.5 ins. Orange cloth. A complete survey of the distribution & habitats of wild ducks, geese and swans. The scientific study contained in this Monograph presents a provisional scientific basis for a National Policy for Wildfowl Conservation. Orange cloth boards, burgundy title block to spine with gilt title. Colour illustrations, line drawings, b/w ph, diagrams & maps. Bookplate to front pastedown. From the personal library of Bryan L. Sage, distinguished naturalist and author. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with some chipping and small tears; foxed. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched. Scott, Peter (illustratore).
Editore: HMSO (H.M.S.O) (His/Her Majestys Stationery Office), GB, 1963
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Da: Richard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976), WINTERTON, Regno UnitoRichard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976)
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Aggiungi al carrelloHardback. Condizione: VG-. No DW. 1st Edition. Fairly clean tight text but bit cocked and a little marked. SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES APPLY GB £5. Packed weight 1600g. Peter Scott (illustratore).
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Editore: Her Majesty's Stationery Office [HMSO], London, 1964
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Da: Barter Books Ltd, Alnwick, NORTH, Regno UnitoBarter Books Ltd
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Aggiungi al carrelloOrange hardback cloth cover. Condizione: Very Good. Second edition. VG : in very good condition with dust jacket and brown box. 280mm x 200mm (11" x 8"). xiv, 368pp + plates. Illustrated throughout with 28 full-page colour plates by Peter Scott and with numerous text-figures and maps. Prepared by the Wildfowl Trust. Heavy item -… shipping supplement may apply for overseas.
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Editore: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1963
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Da: LOE BOOKS, Bathpool, CORNW, Regno UnitoLOE BOOKS
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Aggiungi al carrelloHardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Near Fine. First Edition. Stored in its original box pp xiv, 368, 15 colour plates and numerous b/w line drawings by Peter Scott , 28 photos, 61 maps. Dust jacket near fine, no loss and reamins bright. Contnets clean and tight, unmarked. A near fine copy in a near fine jacket. Size: 4to - over 9…¾" - 12" tall. Scott, Peter (illustratore). Book.
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Da: Zubal-Books, Since 1961, Cleveland, OH, U.S.A.Zubal-Books, Since 1961
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Condizione: Very Good. *Price HAS BEEN REDUCED by 10% until Monday, Aug. 3 (SALE item)* First edition, first printing, 355 pp., hardcover, small hand stamp to front pastedown, previous owner's name to title page else very good in a lightly worn dust jacket. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our sto…ck and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request.
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Editore: Richard Jugge, London, 1577
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Da: Liber Antiquus Early Books & Manuscripts, Chevy Chase, MD, U.S.A.Liber Antiquus Early Books & Manuscripts
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Aggiungi al carrelloHardcover. Condizione: Fine. SECOND EDITION, GREATLY EXPANDED. A fine, complete copy in 18th c. calfskin, rebacked, with some wear at the board edges. Title page lightly soiled, the outer corner and lower margin a bit ragged, a few light marginal stains in the text, some text on p 30 lightly printed. Light damp-staining at the b…eginning of the volume, heavier in gatherings B and C; small marginal wormhole to first 5 and last 2 leaves. Scattered light finger-soiling; last leaf verso soiled and lightly foxed. Text printed in black letter; woodcut illustrated initials. Illustrated with a woodcut of the South Pole showing "the order of the starres about the pole Antartike" on folio 436 verso. Provenance: bookplate of Thomas Pennant, 1726-1798, Welsh naturalist and travel writer. Complete copies are rare, especially in early bindings. The second (and best) edition of Richard Eden's translation of the first four books of Peter Martire d'Anghiera's "De Orbe Novo"(On the New World), only the third book in English to describe the Americas, here revised and greatly expanded by Richard Willes, who translated the remaining parts of d'Anghiera's original and added numerous additional travel accounts from the Americas, Asia, Africa and Europe. The book, with its accounts of the voyages and travels of Columbus and Magellan, and Cortes' conquest of Mexico, ignited English interest in exploration and colonization. The account of Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe is the first in English (as is the description of Japan). Among the other accounts are Frobisher's search for the Northwest Passage, travels to Persia by English merchants, and Ludovico de Varthema's travels to the Middle East and India in 1502-1507. Shakespeare likely derived the name of Setebos, the unseen god in "The Tempest", from Willes's translation of Magellan's account of the Tehuelche people of Patagonia. Peter Martyr occupied a position of unrivalled authority among the early historians of exploration. A member and official Chronicler of Charles V's Council of the Indies (Consejo de Indias), he knew Columbus and had direct access to the original documents of his voyage, as well as access to the documents from the voyages of da Gama, Cortés, Magellan, Cabot, and Vespucci. His "De Orbe Novo Decades", the first part of which was published in Latin at Alcalá in 1516, drew on this exceptional proximity to produce the first systematic history of the Americas. His works were "held in the highest esteem by his contemporaries and are indispensable as a primary source for the history of early European exploration of the Americas." (Hill) Richard Eden's translation of the first three Decades (and an abridgment of the fourth), published in 1555 as "The Decades of the Newe World", was a landmark in English publishing history. It made detailed knowledge of the New World available to English readers for the first time, contained the first publication in English of Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe, and helped to create a robust appetite for voyages of discovery among the English. Eden's "translations of the geographic works of other writers helped foster a spirit of overseas exploration in Tudor England. The new protector, the Earl of Northumberland, wished to challenge Spain's global empire and he encouraged publications that would help encourage such enterprise" (Hadfield). Eden was "the pioneer of British geographic research, the very first of our naval chroniclers, and the herald and forerunner of all our subsequent discoveries". (Arber) Following Eden's death in 1576, Willes undertook a thorough revision and vast expansion of the work, transforming the compilation into a comprehensive survey of the known world. In his preface, Willes explains that Eden had intended to augment his earlier translations "by putting thereunto in English Ludovico de Varthema's navigation into Egypt, Arabia, Siria, Persia, and India, with our Merchantes, Muscovian and Persian travelles: but death prevented his purpose." Willes reorganized the book to make it easier to follow, cut away superfluous translations, filled gaps with Martyr's other writings, and fulfilled Eden's wishes with his own translations. The volume is organized into four parts. The first part contains the first four Decades of Peter Martyr, together with Oviedo's history of the West Indian navigation and accounts of New Spain (Mexico, Peru, Rio de la Plata), the lands of Labrador and Baccalaos, and the discovery of Florida. The second part presents Frobisher's attempt to find the Northwest Passage together with accounts of China, Japan, and other parts of Southeast Asia. The third part describes travels to northern Europe, including Russia, Scandinavia, Greenland, Iceland, Lapland, and the Baltic Sea, drawn from the writings of Jacob Ziegler, Paulo Giovio, Hayton of Corycus, and Baron Sigismund Freiherr. Willes includes accounts of certain London merchants' travels through Russia into Persia, "describing the resources, customs of the people, and trade authorized by the Shah." The fourth part sets down the merchants' voyages into Guinea and southeastern Africa, and Varthema's travels into Egypt, Ethiopia, Arabia, Syria, Persia, and East India. The account of Magellan's circumnavigation is drawn from Maximilian Transylvanus' letter to the Cardinal of Salzburg and from Martyr's other works. The book concludes with the abridgment of Martyr's last four Decades, "wherein especially that noble and glorious conquest of Mexico is written." "Eden and Willes were the precursors of Hakluyt, and lived in a time when many seamen were leaving British ports to penetrate the mysteries of the unknown world" (Cambridge History). Both editions have long been considered crucial to the history of English exploration and to the ideological formation of England's imperial ambitions; the second edition, with its extensive material on Asia, the Northwest Passage, and the wider world, is regarded as the more important and influential of the two.
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Editore: Peter Martyr d'Anghiera / Richard Eden / Richard Willes, 1577
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Da: Barry Lawrence Ruderman, La Jolla, CA, U.S.A.Barry Lawrence Ruderman
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Aggiungi al carrelloHardcover. Condizione: see_description. The First "Learned and Accurate" Collection of Voyages in EnglishBy the First Author to Advocate a British Colony in North AmericaThis remarkable book stands as the first really important English language voyag. Small quarto. 17th-century paneled calf, red leather spine label, ra…ised spine bands. Panels stamped in blind with fleuron at each corner. Hand-sewn headbands. Binding expertly restored, corners refurbished. A bit of surface crackling to the leather on boards. Text printed in blackletter. Decorative woodcut initials. Star chart on verso of folio 436: "The order of the starres about the pole Antartike." Ten leaves supplied in expert facsimile on old laid paper: Title leaf, 5 "epistle" or dedication leaves, 3 leaves of errata (ooo. iii - ooo. v) and 1 leaf of the table of contents (ooo. vi). Scattered pencil tick marks in the margins. Early manuscript manicules in margin of folios 209 and 466. [10],466,[6] numbered leaves. Foliation erratic, following collation noted in the Church Catalogue: Folio 24 wrongly numbered 42; 27 is 29; 29 is 27; 55 not numbered; 59 is 56; 90 is 84; 96 is 86; 99 is 96; 127 is 128; 131 is 139; 132 is 133; 133 is 141; 155 is 148; 156 is 149; 218 is 128; 234 is 233; 235 is 237; 251 is 253; 261 is 254; 262 is 254; 271 is 274; 272 is 274; 320 is 400; 398 is 397; 399 is 398; 400 is 399; 401 is 408 (or 403); 402 is 409; 403 is 402; 404 is 403; 405 is 404; 406 is 405; 407 is 414; 408 is 415; 411 is 410; 412 is 411; 413 is 412; 432 is 431; and 463 is 436. Engraved armorial bookplate (dated 1739) of David Bosanquet. Early ownership name of Richard Bosanquet on l. iii. The First "Learned and Accurate" Collection of Voyages in EnglishBy the First Author to Advocate a British Colony in North AmericaThis remarkable book stands as the first really important English language voyage collection, bringing together in a single volume some of the most important early New World accounts, as well as some of the earliest accounts of China and Japan to appear in English. Richard Eden, upon whose work the present volume is based, stands as the pioneer of English travel literature, for it was he who set English geographical literature on its course through his publications and translations, mainly drawn from Peter Martyr and Francisco Oviedo. In the preface to his Decades of the Newe Worlde (1555), Eden was the first to advocate a British colony in North America. Upon Eden's death in 1576, his acolyte Richard Willes continued and expanded the work. Indeed, the present 1577 title can rightly be described as an entirely new work, and not just a second edition of Eden's Decades, this due almost entirely to Willes's efforts. The History of Travayle in the West and East Indies contains a number of important additions not found in Eden's 1555 publication, including fresh information on the East translated by Willes:Willes' Preface unto the Reader, wherein is set downe a generall summe as it were of the whole worke. 6 preliminary pages.For M. Captayne Furbishers passage by the Northwest. Of China in Cathayo, Situated in the East Syde of Great Asy. Of the Iland Giapan, and Other Litle Iles in tte East Ocean, by the Way From Cathayo to the Moluccaes. By Richarde Willes: folios 230-236.Certayne reportes of the prouince China, learned through the Portugalles there imprisoned, and chiefly by the relation of Galeotto Perera.Done out of Italian into Englyshe, by R. W.: folios 237-251.Of the Ilande Giapan, and other litle Isles in the East Ocean. By Wylles: folios 251-260. Book.
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Editore: London: Richarde Jugge, 1577., 1577
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Aggiungi al carrelloFirst edition thus, a precursor to Hakluyt and among the early English-language compilations of the most important early New World narratives. Eden first published his translations, drawn chiefly from Peter Martyr and Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo, in 1555. The present volume is not a second edition of that work but an entirely ne…w one, edited by Richard Willes. Although it begins with material from those two great Spanish chroniclers, it incorporates substantial additions absent from the 1555 edition and omits material then judged obsolete (see Church for a full list of additions and deletions). Willes' principal editorial interest lay in the East, and the book has been described by E. G. R. Taylor as "the first comprehensive account of Asia to be published in English." The additions include an account of Frobisher's search for a north-east passage, the best 16th-century English report on China, and the first account of Japan in English. The volume also contains the first English edition of Ludovico di Varthema's celebrated travels in Arabia, Persia, India, and possibly the Spice Islands (150207). An Italian who learned Arabic, professed Islam, and travelled to Mecca, Varthema was among the first Europeans to report extensively on the East. Together, these additions amount to roughly a third of the text. Willes also includes one of the first accounts in English of Magellan's circumnavigation, a translation of Maximilian Transylvanis' narrative (leaves 430-447). This is one of the earliest printed descriptions of high-latitude sailing in the Southern Hemisphere. ESTC S122069. EUROPEAN AMERICANA 577/2. CHURCH 119. STREETER SALE 24. ARENTS 23. BORBA DE MORAES, p.33. HILL 533. STC 649. SABIN 1562. CORDIER, JAPONICA 71. FIELD 485. LUBORKSY & INGRAM, ENGLISH ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, 649. E.G.R. Taylor, Tudor Geography, 14851583 (London: Methuen & Co., 1930), p.182. Small quarto. Modern brown paneled morocco. Title leaf and last leaf of preliminaries backed, with minute losses to two words on title, paper repairs at head through to leaf 17, occasional words supplied in pen facsimile. Single worm-hole in upper inner corner of gutter throughout, not affecting text and mostly closed with tissue, dampstaining at head, mostly to first third, pale tideline at foot, rising towards the end, closely trimmed at head, occasionally shaving headlines. Overall, a good copy.
