A Collection of Voyages.... London: James and John Knapton, 1729. 4 volumes. Illustrated with 63 engraved maps, plates and tables, 21 of which are folding. 8vo. Full calf, red label gilt to spine. Interiors generally thumbed and toned, lacking portrait frontis in vol I, a few maps with restoration, owner notations to rear blank of vol I, prelims of vols II and III; all four volumes with one cover detached, spine cracked on vol II, shelfwear. John Barrymore's set. First editions of vols II and IV. Third edition of vol III and seventh edition of vol I, each with the additional title-page. Dampier was the first person to circumnavigate the globe three times. Provenance: ownership signatures of Richard Clutterbuck in vols I, III, IV; ownership signature of Jno Clements in vol II; bookplates of actor John Barrymore to all volumes.
A Collection of Voyages.... London: James and John Knapton, 1729. 4 volumes. Illustrated with 63 engraved maps, plates and tables, 21 of which are folding. 8vo. Full calf, red label gilt to spine. Interiors generally thumbed and toned, lacking portrait frontis in vol I, a few maps with restoration, owner notations to rear blank of vol I, prelims of vols II and III; all four volumes with one cover detached, spine cracked on vol II, shelfwear. John Barrymore's set. First editions of vols II and IV. Third edition of vol III and seventh edition of vol I, each with the additional title-page. Dampier was the first person to circumnavigate the globe three times. Provenance: ownership signatures of Richard Clutterbuck in vols I, III, IV; ownership signature of Jno Clements in vol II; bookplates of actor John Barrymore to all volumes.
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