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PURCHAS (SAMUEL) Purchas his Pilgrimage. Or Relations of the World and the Religions observed in all ages and places discovered, FIRST EDITION, William Stansby, 1613 image 1
PURCHAS (SAMUEL) Purchas his Pilgrimage. Or Relations of the World and the Religions observed in all ages and places discovered, FIRST EDITION, William Stansby, 1613 image 2
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PURCHAS (SAMUEL)
Purchas his Pilgrimage, FIRST EDITION, 1613

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PURCHAS (SAMUEL)

Purchas his Pilgrimage. Or Relations of the World and the Religions observed in all ages and places discovered, FIRST EDITION, tear to title-page neatly repaired on verso, fore-margins of dedicatory leaves shaved without loss to text, woodcut initials and head-pieces, light spotting and toning, calf antique, spine with raised bands and red morocco title label gilt [USTC 3005395], folio (275 x 185mm.), William Stansby, 1613

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THE MAGNUM OPUS OF ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF THE MODERN GLOBAL TRAVEL NARRATIVE.

Provenance: "Archball Camball his book", J. Campbell, 1743, ?J. Comert Illiudes, brown ink inscriptions on final leaf; Reynold's Library, blind-stamped on title; Christie's, 3 May 2007, lot 5137.

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