Book Details
| Author: | De Morga, Antonio & Stanley, Hon. Henry E.J.: |
| Title: | The Philippine Islands, Moluccas, Siam, Cambodia, Japan and China, at the Close of the Sixteenth Century. |
| Published: | London: The Hakluyt Society, 1868. |
| Classification: | Catalogue 10 - Travel and Topography |
| Description: | Translated from the Spanish, With Notes and a Preface, and a Letter From Luis Vaez de Torres, Describing his Voyage Through the Torres Straits. By the Hon. Henry E.J. Stanley. Originally printed in Mexico in 1609 - Sucesos de Las Islas Philipinas Dirigidos A Don Christoval Gomez de Sandoval Y Rojas, Duque de Cea. Works Issued by the Hakluyt Society series. The Hakluyt Society was established for the purpose of printing rare or unpublished voyages, travels and naval expeditions by those who first explored these unknown and distant regions. Publications were distributed only to members of the Society. xxiv (Translator's Preface), 431 pp. With VI Appendices and Tables (Table of Parochial Clergy 1867, Expenditure of the Philippine Islands in 1600, 1636 and 1867). Engraved frontispiece & one folding plate - illustration of sinking ship. Yellow eps a little browned. Some light foxing on half-title, otherwise text clean. Binding sound. Bound in blue cloth boards of the Hakluyt Society with gilt lettering on spine. Gilt vignette of the sailing ship 'Victoria' on front cover. Blindstamp decoration on boards. Boards and spine lightly faded. Overall condition VG to VG+. A rare book. |
| Book Number: | #6320 |
| Price: | € 610.00 |
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