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Title: Voyages &Amp; Travels. An Entertaining Account of All the Countries of the Known World. Defcribing the Different Religions, Habits. Tempers, Customs, Traffick, and Manufactures. Of Their Inhabitants; the Remarkable Curiofities, Amongft Them, Either of Art, or Nature; the Great Variety of Ftrange Land and Sea-Animals; Extraordinary Plants, Minerals, Etc. Adorn&Rsquo;D, Occafionally, with Cuts of the Habits of the Feveral People, Uncommon Animals, Ceremonies, Buildings, Etc. All Curioufly Engraved.
Description: London: R. Goadby, 1753. Fourth edition, 8vo., pp. 490, 18, reverse calf, mimic panelled calf boards, five raised bands, leather title inlay to spine, 13 of 14 b/w plates, contains: ‘A Voyage to Virginia in 1649’; several ownership inscriptions to front free endpapers, foxing and light soil throughout, marginal damage to several plates, previous owner’s repairs to first plate, a large tear has been sewn up with white thread, gutter visible between some leaves, lacks pages 301-4, wear to boards, a good copy of this scarce volume.

Keywords: Foreign Travel


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