JOHNSON,SAMUEL, CHRISTOPHER SMART & OLIVER GOLDSMITH] (COMPILERS) - THE WORLD DISPLAYED: or, a Curious Collection of Voyages and Travels, selected from the Writers of all Nations. Vol.IV (Volume Four)

Dublin, Williams 1779 Copperplates (9) by J. Lodges. . Duodecimo (142x85mm) marbled calf lacking title label but with volume number label (worn & hinges cracked but held by cords/tips worn and 3mm damage to head of spine/2mm chipped to foot of spine) TP +[6]pp +214pp bookplate of Library of American board of commissioners for foreign Missions & bookplate of Jeremiah Evarts. Some foxing and browning but neat, tight and clean. Deals with discoveries of the English in America: Cabot, Drake, Raleigh, Capt Davis, Mr.Hore's attempt to establish a colony at Newfoundland, other settlements at Virginia, Plymouth, Bermuda, Maryland, Jamaica, Carolinas, New York, Providence etc. One of the most interesting volumes on America in this series of early childrens book on exploration with all the charming required plates.
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