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"The New World: The First Pictures of America", Lorant, Stefan

Subject: History - Exploration

Period: 1965 (published)

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9.2 x 12.1 inches
23.4 x 30.7 cm
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History of the first settlements from eyewitness accounts including those of John White and Le Moyne. Features the water colors of John White (1585), de Bry's engravings of the Virginia and Florida settlements, and excerpts from Thomas Hariot's "New Found land of Virginia (1588). First revised edition, 292 pp. Illustrated in color and b/w. Hardbound in tweed boards, illustrated dustjacket,

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Condition: A

Dustjacket shelf worn at top of spine, repaired clean split on front.

Estimate: $35 - $45

Sold for: $25

Closed on 9/12/2002

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