Title: The History of Virginia, In Four Parts Author: [Beverley, Robert] A Native and Inhabitant of the Place Place: London Publisher: F. Fayram, J. Clarke & T. Bickerton Date: 1722 Description: [viii], 284, [24], +[4] ad pp. Frontispiece and 14 engraved plates. (8vo) 19.5x12 cm. (7¾x4¾"), period full calf bordered in gilt and blind. Second Edition. Second, enlarged and revised edition of Beverley's work on Virginia. Comprises a history of the first settlement and its government, a description of natural resources and the "Native Indians," and an appraisal of "The Present State of the Country ... the Polity of the Government, and the Improvements of the Land." With 14 "fine engravings" (Sabin) by Gribelin, copied from De Bry's Latin edition of Hariot's Admiranda Narratio. Church 885; Howes B-410; Sabin 5113. Armorial Bookplate of Edward Fitz-Randolph Vail. Lot Amendments Condition: Extremities rubbed, joints cracking; light foxing; very good. Item number: 212515
Title: The History of Virginia, In Four Parts Author: [Beverley, Robert] A Native and Inhabitant of the Place Place: London Publisher: F. Fayram, J. Clarke & T. Bickerton Date: 1722 Description: [viii], 284, [24], +[4] ad pp. Frontispiece and 14 engraved plates. (8vo) 19.5x12 cm. (7¾x4¾"), period full calf bordered in gilt and blind. Second Edition. Second, enlarged and revised edition of Beverley's work on Virginia. Comprises a history of the first settlement and its government, a description of natural resources and the "Native Indians," and an appraisal of "The Present State of the Country ... the Polity of the Government, and the Improvements of the Land." With 14 "fine engravings" (Sabin) by Gribelin, copied from De Bry's Latin edition of Hariot's Admiranda Narratio. Church 885; Howes B-410; Sabin 5113. Armorial Bookplate of Edward Fitz-Randolph Vail. Lot Amendments Condition: Extremities rubbed, joints cracking; light foxing; very good. Item number: 212515
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