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Pennington, L. E. (Editor)

The Purchas Handbook; Studies of the life, times and writings of Samuel Purchas, 1577-1626, with bibliographies of his books and of works about him

1997

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Year of publication
1997
Place of printing
London. The Hakluyt Society
Author
Pennington, L. E. (Editor)
Edition
First edition.
Keyword
Travel - General Hakluyt Society
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

8vo [22 x 14.5 cm]; 2 volumes, xvii, 380; vii, [381] - 811 pp, frontis, 26 illus, mostly full-page, of facsimiles of title pages, early maps, index of books and articles, general index. original blue cloth with gilt vignette on front covers, gilt spine title lettering, dj's, fine (as new) set. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The work covers Purchas His Pilgrims, first printed in 1625, as well as his other works, and consists of essays by 19 experts, covering all aspects of Purchas, his influence, his source materials, with an extensive bibliography.