CoryatÕs Crudities in Two Volumes

Coryat's Crudities in Two Volumes

$250.00 AUD

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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 Coryate

Format: Hardback

Remarks on Condition : No dustjacket, In good condition, Some annotations and markings


Coryat's Crudities is a travel book by Thomas Coryate, 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. Additional remarks: Red cloth hardback with gilt medalions and lettering. Mild stains on volume 2 cover. Small bookshop stamp (The Times Book Club) on back pastedown, left bottom corner. Dewey decimals on spine for both volume. Spines are sun-faded with wear to crown and tail. Rough cut pages with gilt top edges. Bumping to corners, edges and spine. Yellowed endpapers.
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Description
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 Coryate

Format: Hardback

Remarks on Condition : No dustjacket, In good condition, Some annotations and markings


Coryat's Crudities is a travel book by Thomas Coryate, 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. Additional remarks: Red cloth hardback with gilt medalions and lettering. Mild stains on volume 2 cover. Small bookshop stamp (The Times Book Club) on back pastedown, left bottom corner. Dewey decimals on spine for both volume. Spines are sun-faded with wear to crown and tail. Rough cut pages with gilt top edges. Bumping to corners, edges and spine. Yellowed endpapers.