A Brief Summe of Geographie [Second Series, No. LXIX]

Barlow, Roger (Text by); E. G. R. Taylor (Edited, with an Introduction and Notes by). A Brief Summe of Geographie [Second Series, No. LXIX]. London: Printed for The Hakluyt Society, 1932. First edition. Quarto. LVI, 210pp. Uncut and partly unopened copy! Original gilt-, and blind-stamped blue cloth, with gold lettering on spine. Frontispiece. Transcript of Roger Barlow’s manuscript dedicated to Henry VIII (Royal mss. 18 B. XXVIII), and being the earliest account in English of the New World. Barlow’s manuscript is a translation of Enciso’s “Suma de geographia,” with much original and supplementary matter by him. Minor shelf wear. Binding and interior in overall very good condition.
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