- 170
Josselyn, John
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description
- An account of two voyages to New-England· Wherein you have the setting out of a ship, with the charges; the prices of all necessaries for furnishing a planter and his family at his first coming; a description of the countrey, natives and creatures, with their merchantil and physical use; the government of the countrey as it is now possessed by the English... London: for Giles Widdows, 1674
- paper, ink, leather
8vo (146 x 90 mm). License leaf with winged dragon device preceding title; one leaf with tiny hole in lower margin and some light scattered spotting. Nineteenth–century ruled calf; rubbed. Quarter morocco box.
Provenance
John Sheepshanks (bookplate)
Literature
Wing J1091; Howes J254; Sabin 36672; Alden & Landis 674/105
Catalogue Note
first edition of one of the earliest books dealing with the natural history of northern new England. The author gives accounts on the medicinal flora and describes in detail the cranberry, blueberry and wild turkey. A key guide for emigrating to the colonies, a list of essential tools and provisions is also provided.