RALEIGH, Sir WALTER. The Discoverie of the Large, Rich and Beautiful Empire of Guiana, with a relation of the Great and Golden Citie of Manoa (which the Spaniards call El Dorado) And the prouinces of Emeria, Arromaia, Amapaia and other Countries, with their riuers, adioyning. London: Robert Robinson 1596. Small 4to, nineteenth-century calf gilt, joints cracked, spine and corner worn, new labels, title dust-soiled and with small repair at upper margin, inner margin of final leaf with small repair, a few leaves slightly browned. FIRST EDITION, second issue with the reading "on it, there..." on p. 60, line 12, variant spelling "Citie" on line 6 of title-page, woodcut initials and ornaments.

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RALEIGH, Sir WALTER. The Discoverie of the Large, Rich and Beautiful Empire of Guiana, with a relation of the Great and Golden Citie of Manoa (which the Spaniards call El Dorado) And the prouinces of Emeria, Arromaia, Amapaia and other Countries, with their riuers, adioyning. London: Robert Robinson 1596. Small 4to, nineteenth-century calf gilt, joints cracked, spine and corner worn, new labels, title dust-soiled and with small repair at upper margin, inner margin of final leaf with small repair, a few leaves slightly browned. FIRST EDITION, second issue with the reading "on it, there..." on p. 60, line 12, variant spelling "Citie" on line 6 of title-page, woodcut initials and ornaments.

Raleigh gives an account of his second voyage which took him to modern Venezuela in search of El Dorado and includes many interesting geographical observations. STC 20635; Sabin 67552; Church 254; Alden & Landis 596/84.

Provenance: Lady Popham, ink signature on paste-down;
Alexander Hamilton Rice, bookplate