Purchas his pilgrimage, or relations of the world and the religions observed in all ages and places discovered … a theologicall and geographicall historie of Asia, Africa, and America, with the lands adjacent ... The third edition, much enlarged
London: printed by William Stansby for Henry Fetherstone, 1617. Folio, pp. [40], 1102, [40]; woodcut initials and ornaments; full contemporary calf with the small gilt monogram of "P.T." on both covers [i.e. Phillip Tyrwhitt (d. 1623), the first Baronet of Stainfield in the county of Lincoln], double blind rules on covers, edges stained red; top of spine cracked with some loss of the calf at the top of the front cover; a good, sound copy, unrestored. With the early ownership signature of "P. Tyrwhitt" on the title page and "Phillip Tirwhitt" on B1. First published in 1613 with a second edition appearing the following year; a fourth edition illustrated with maps by Hondius came out in 1626. Books eight and nine (pp. 893-1102) relate to America. Includes a catalogue of the authors and travelers, and names of the manuscripts, and other authors not yet printed. STC 20507; Sabin 66681. Item #48321
Price: $3,000.00
