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DRAKE, Sir FRANCIS. The World Encompassed...Carefully collected out of the notes of Master Francis Fletcher. 1628. Small 4to, 205 x 155 mm. (8 x 6 in.), contemporary limp vellum gilt, binding crumpled and stained, hole in title touching a word, A2 torn, old staining, lacks map, quarter morocco slipcase. Second Edition. Sabin 20838; STC 7611 -- D.,R. Sir Francis Drake Revived. 1653. Small 4to, 192 x 155 mm. (7½ x 5 5/8 in.), mottled calf gilt, g.e., by Bayntun, last two leaves with marginal repairs touching letters and numerals, some worming, portrait frontispiece in facsimile. FIRST EDITION of this collection, 4 parts in one. Sabin 20840; Wing D-84 -- [BIGGES, WALTER]. A Summarie and True Discourse of Sir Francis Drakes West-Indian Voyage. 1652. Small 4to, 189 x 140 mm. (7½ x 5½ in.), modern panelled calf antique. Third part only of Wing D- 84 above. Sabin 20842; Wing B 2887 -- The Life and Dangerous Voyages of Sir Francis Drake. Printed for H. Dean. N.d. [c. 1750]. 12mo, 142 x 83 mm. (5 5/8 x 3¼ in.), modern calf, stained. Sabin 20831 -- B[URTON] R[ICHARD] [ alias NATHANIEL CROUCH]. The English Hero. Thirteenth Edition. Printed for C. Hitch. N.d. [c. 1750]. 12mo, 146 x 85 mm. (5¾ x 3 3/8 in.), red hardgrained morocco gilt, g.e., corners worn. Cf. Sabin 9500 -- Another Edition of the preceding. 1762. 12mo, 147 x 85 mm. (5 13/16 x 3¼ in.), brown morocco gilt, g.e. by Larkins, extremities worn. Sabin 9500 -- Another Edition. Edinburgh 1772. 12mo, 165 x 98 mm. (6½ x 3 7/8 in.), contemporary sheep -- CLUSIUS, CAROLUS.. Aliquot Notae in Garciae Aromatum Historiam. Antwerp: C. Plantin 1582. Small 8vo, 148 x 95 mm. (6 7/8 x 3¼ in.), old vellum, headlines and printed marginalia cropped. 15 woodcut illustrations of plants based upon specimens from Drake's voyages. Nissen BBI 373 -- AA, PIETER VAN DER. Drie Voornaame Zee-Togten van Franciscus Draak na America, door de Suyd-Zee. Leiden 1706. 8vo, 190 x 120 mm. (7½ x 4¾ in.), boards, uncut, broken. Folding engraved world map showing Drake's circumnavigation and 5 folding engraved plates -- [HENRY, DAVID]. An Historical Account of all the Voyages round the World, performed by English Navigators. 1774-73. 4 vols., 8vo, 213 x 127 mm. (8 3/8 x 5 in.), contemporary calf, vols. III and IV dampstained. Engraved maps and plates, some folding. Sabin 31389. All London unless otherwise noted, together 10 works in 13 vols. -- ARMADA MEDAL [Holland, 1588]. Obverse: Spanish galleon striking a rock, reverse: Man, woman, boy and girl kneeling in prayer. Silver. 30mm. (1 1/8in.) diam., in green book-form display box. Cf. Hans P. Kraus, Sir Francis Drake (Amsterdam 1970), cat. no. 57. (14)