The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation, Made by Sea or Over-land, to the Remote and Farthest Distant Quarter of the Earth, at Any Time within the Compasse of these 1600 Yeres

"The Principal Navigations, Voiages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation, Made by Sea or Over-land, to the Remote and Farthest Distant Quarter of the Earth, at Any Time within the Compasse of these 1600 Yeres"

-Richard Hakluyt

-3 vol, folio (277 x 176mm)

-Nineteenth century blindstamped calf. Rebacked professionally.

-Second (expanded) edition , second issue. Without the suppressed Cadiz leaves (pp.607-619) and folding map (as usual)

-Generally very good condition. Some side-notes trimmed, volume 3 title soiled, small marginal losses with restoration including to corner of 3 preliminary leaves (A2, 3 and 8), and final leaf with loss of text (?inserted from another copy)

This work is a cornerstone for any travel library and a celebrated work of English literature in its own right. It contains detailed accounts of all early travel before 1600 including many never before published.