(PIRATES) William Dampier A New Voyage Round the World Voya

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(PIRATES.) William Dampier. A New Voyage Round the World / Voyages and Descriptions. 11 folding maps plus a duplicate, all but one of them folding; text illustrations. 4 parts in 2 volumes. [10], vi, 550, [4]; [8], 184, 132, [4], 112, [76] pages. 8vo, 20th century 1/2 calf over marbled boards, a bit tacky; maps with various wear and short repairs but complete, the 4 folding maps in Volume I backed by linen, minor dampstaining, moderate wear, heavier to index section at end; obscured owner's stamps on title pages, Library of Congress duplicate stamps on endpapers. London: James Knapton, 1699

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Corrected 4th edition of Volume I, as issued with first edition of Volume II. Memoirs of the renowned English explorer / pirate / naval officer / naturalist, including travels in Central America, Peru, Chile, and the West Indies. He also describes numerous Pacific locales, including the first visit of an Englishman to Australia. Borba de Moraes, pages I:242-243; European Americana 699/57-58; Hill 419; Sabin 18374-5. Provenance: purchased from Argosy Books, March 1982.