The Tragic History Of The Sea 1589 - 1622 Narratives Of The ..., Rotorua in Rotorua, Bay of Plenty for sale

No signatures. Some spotting to top page edges and to preliminary leaves. Some creasing to preliminary leaves. Some rubbing and staining to ends of spine. Spotting to dust wrapper. Dust wrapper split in half at spine. Lower 3 1/2"of spine missing. ; xiv, 297 pages + frontis + plates + folding maps. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering. Page dimensions: 218mm x 142mm."These three are representative of a number of shipwrecks of homeward-bound ships off the coast of Natal where the survivors tried to march overland to the Portuguese trading stations. They are important for the information they give about the obverse side of Portuguese East India trade, and about the historical ethnography of South East Africa."- from the dust wrapper blurb. ; 8vo
The Tragic History Of The Sea 1589 - 1622 Narratives Of The Shipwrecks Of The Portuguese East Indiamen Sao Thome (1589), Santo Alberto (1593), Sao Joao Baptista (1622), And The Journeys Of The Survivors In South East Africa (C. R Boxer)
Author
C. R Boxer
Title
The Tragic History Of The Sea 1589 - 1622 Narratives Of The Shipwrecks Of The Portuguese East Indiamen Sao Thome (1589), Santo Alberto (1593), Sao Joao Baptista (1622), And The Journeys Of The Survivors In South East Africa
Publisher name
Hakluyt Society, Cambridge
Shipping time
2 - 5 days
Publication year
1959
Edition
First edition
Binding type
Hard cover
Listing condition
Used
Item condition
Good
Vendor name
Renaissance Books
Vendor rating
Abebof326d