Coryat's Crudities in Two Volumes
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Author: Thomas Coryat
Format: Hardback
Remarks on Condition : No dustjacket, In fair/ex-lib; red cloth hardback with gilt medallions and lettering. Mild stains on volume 2 cover. Small bookshop stamp (The Times Book Club) on rear pastedown;. Spines are sun-faded with wear to crown and tail. Rough cut pages with gilt top edges. Bumping to corners, edges and rubbed/frayed spine. Yellowed endpapers. Markings: ex-ib with usual markings, award plate on the front pastedown; otherwise internally sound, text remain legible. Fold-out diagrams remain intact
Coryat's Crudities is a travel book by Thomas Coryat, an English traveller and writer. An uncommon, limited edition published in 1905 by J. MacLehose and Sons in Glasgow. It is a reprint of the original edition of 1611, with some additions and extracts from other sources. It is illustrated with nine plates, four of which are folding, and one in-text illustration. It contains anecdotes, observations, and descriptions of the places and people he encountered in Europe. It also has many letters, poems, and commendations from his friends and admirers, including Ben Jonson and John Donne.
NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Photo is of the actual book - please note wear and tear. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.
Author: Thomas Coryat
Format: Hardback
Remarks on Condition : No dustjacket, In fair/ex-lib; red cloth hardback with gilt medallions and lettering. Mild stains on volume 2 cover. Small bookshop stamp (The Times Book Club) on rear pastedown;. Spines are sun-faded with wear to crown and tail. Rough cut pages with gilt top edges. Bumping to corners, edges and rubbed/frayed spine. Yellowed endpapers. Markings: ex-ib with usual markings, award plate on the front pastedown; otherwise internally sound, text remain legible. Fold-out diagrams remain intact
Coryat's Crudities is a travel book by Thomas Coryat, an English traveller and writer. An uncommon, limited edition published in 1905 by J. MacLehose and Sons in Glasgow. It is a reprint of the original edition of 1611, with some additions and extracts from other sources. It is illustrated with nine plates, four of which are folding, and one in-text illustration. It contains anecdotes, observations, and descriptions of the places and people he encountered in Europe. It also has many letters, poems, and commendations from his friends and admirers, including Ben Jonson and John Donne.