Travels of Fray Sebastien Manrique 1629-1643; A Translation of the Itinerario de Las Missiones Orientales; In Two Volumes (Vol. I: Arakan; Vol. II: China, India, Etc.)
Author:
LUARD, Lt.-Col. C. ECKFORD (intro & notes) & HOSTEN, Father H. (assisted by) & MANRIQUE, Fray SEBASTIEN
Title:
Travels of Fray Sebastien Manrique 1629-1643; A Translation of the Itinerario de Las Missiones Orientales; In Two Volumes (Vol. I: Arakan; Vol. II: China, India, Etc.)
Publisher:
Hakluyt Society 1926 (Vol. I) & 1927 (Vol. II)
Description:
FIRST EDITION, 2 VOL. SET, VOL. I LACKS D/W; Super octavo blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spines, gilt decorative motif and blind decorative rule to boards, deckled page edges with many resulting unopened pages throughout, frontispieces, lxvi+450pp (Vol. I), ix+481pp (Vol. II), illus plates/maps/plans, publication note from Hon. Secretary F. P. Sprent loosely enclosed in Vol. II, VG+ (light soiling and dampstaining to spine and boards of Vol. I, v. light rubbing and scuffing to spine/board extrems, light tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG- (Vol. II only, small approx. 5mm open tear to spine from rubbing, heavy chipping to spine extrems, moderate browning to extrems, heavy to spine with additional heavy dampstaining)
Keywords:
fray sebastien manrique itinerario de las missiones orientales translations hakluyt society first editions missions missionary missionaries voyage travel exploration expeditions history portugal portuguese india arakan china
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