The Troublesome Voyage of Captain Edward Fenton 1582-1583 [Second Series, No. CXIII]

Taylor, E. G. R (Narratives and Documents edited by). The Troublesome Voyage of Captain Edward Fenton 1582-1583 [Second Series, No. CXIII]. Cambridge: Published for the Hakluyt Society at the University Press, 1959. First edition. Quarto. LVII, [1], 333, [1]pp. Uncut and unopened copy. Original gilt-, and blind-stamped blue cloth, with gold lettering on spine. Frontispiece. Transcripts of several surviving records of the voyage for Cathay sponsored by the Privy Council and intended to establish the first English trading base in the Far East. Includes Fenton’s own sea journal and extracts from the official narrative of Richard Madox, for which see also Second Series 147. This volume is complete with all its plates. Minor shelf wear. Binding and interior in overall very good condition. vg. Hardcover. (39263) $45