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Glanius, W.
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 USD
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Description
- A Relation of an Unfortunate Voyage to the Kingdom of Bengala... London: Henry Bonwick, 1682
- paper, ink, leather
8vo (160 x 95 mm). Folding engraved frontispiece title; unobtrusive stain in gutter of a few leaves. Modern paneled calf to style.
Literature
Wing G794
Catalogue Note
first edition in English. A shipwreck leads to surviving on leaves, toads, and rancid meat before resorting to "dig open graves to feed on human bodies." Further adventures followed those that lived through the first ordeal.