The Prester John of the Indies: A True Relation of the Lands of the Prester John, Being the Narrative of the Portuguese Embassy to Ethiopia in 1520 (2 Vol Set)
Author:
ALVARES, Father FRANCISCO & ALDERLEY, Lord STANLEY (Trans) & BECKINGHAM, C F (Revised & Ed) & HUNTINGFORD, G W B (Revised & Ed)
Title:
The Prester John of the Indies: A True Relation of the Lands of the Prester John, Being the Narrative of the Portuguese Embassy to Ethiopia in 1520 (2 Vol Set)
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press / Hakluyt Society 1961
Description:
2 VOL SET, LACKS D/W, octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering & blind rule to spines, gilt nautical motif to front boards, deckled/rough cut page edges- some remain uncut, frontispieces, 617pp total, illus, folding map in pocket to rear pastedown of vol 2, VG+ (sl bruising & discolouration to spines/extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, sl foxing to prelims & terminals)
Keywords:
hakluyt society exploration voyages Prester John Indies Ethiopia Portugal Portuguese embassy history
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