Lot Essay
This copy is a survivor of the fire at Hagley in 1925, during which nearly half the house, including the library, was badly damaged.
Vol.I contains the third setting of the 'Honorable voyage unto Cadiz, 1596.' The report was suppressed in the 1599 issue.
Vol.III concentrates entirely on the New World, and the work as a whole is generally considered to be a new work, and not merely a re-issue of the 1589 edition.
Vol.I contains the third setting of the 'Honorable voyage unto Cadiz, 1596.' The report was suppressed in the 1599 issue.
Vol.III concentrates entirely on the New World, and the work as a whole is generally considered to be a new work, and not merely a re-issue of the 1589 edition.