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A beautifully printed edition of Walter Raleigh's account of his 1595 journey to Guiana, Argonaut Press.
A beautifully printed edition of Walter Raleigh's account of his 1595 journey to Guiana, Argonaut Press.
A beautifully printed edition of Walter Raleigh's account of his 1595 journey to Guiana, Argonaut Press.

Earliest English account of El Dorado


[RALEIGH, Walter] RALEGH, Sir Walter.

The discoverie of the large and beautiful empire of Guiana. Edited from the original text, with introduction, notes, and appendices of hitherto unpublished documents by V.T. Harlow.

London, Argonaut Press, 1928.

$274.00
$274.00

The discoverie of the large and beautiful empire of Guiana.

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A beautifully printed edition of Walter Raleigh's account of his 1595 journey to Guiana, now part of Venezuela. Although providing much factual information, the work is probably best known for promulgating the legend of El Dorado.

4to (26.5 x 20 cm); edition limited to 975 copies on Japon vellum, portrait frontispiece and 2 maps; publisher's original vellum backed cloth boards, gilt medallion to upper cover, bumps to lower corners, a very good copy; cvi, 182 pp.

Stock code 122582

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A beautifully printed edition of Walter Raleigh's account of his 1595 journey to Guiana, Argonaut Press.

The discoverie of the large and beautiful empire of Guiana.

$274.00
$274.00

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