- 3263
[Rochefort, Charles de]
Estimate
500 - 700 GBP
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Description
- The History of Barbados, St. Christophers, Mevis, St. Vincents, Antego, Martinico, Moserrat, and the rest of the Caribby-Islands... Englished by J. Davies. London: for John Starkey and Thomas Dring junr., 1666
folio (274 x 170mm.), [8], 351, [1 (blank)], [10 ("A Caribbian Vocabulary")], [5 ("A Table of the Chapters")], [1 (blank)] pp., illustration: woodcut headpieces and initials, 9 engraved plates of natural history and other subjects, binding: contemporary mottled calf gilt, spine in compartments with raised bands gilt, some light browning and spotting (chiefly to text), one short tear to text (U2), Vocabulary and Index rather browned, title and covers detached, spine ends chipped, corners rubbed
Literature
Wing R1739; cf. Sabin 72332
Catalogue Note
first edition in english. This is a translation of the French edition of 1658, also published anonymously. The preface, signed by the translator, includes an apology for the delay in publication caused by the plague lately raging in London and also for the lack of a map.