Purchas his pilgrimage. Or Relations of the vvorld and the religions observed in all ages and places discouered, from the Creation unto this present. In foure parts. This first containeth a theologicall and geographical historie of Asia, Africa, and America, with the islands adiacent. Declaring the ancient religions before the Floud, ... With briefe descriptions of the countries, nations, states, discoueries; priuate and publike customes, and the most remarkable rarities of nature, or humane industrie, in the same. The second edition, much enlarged with additions through the whole worke. By Samuel Pvrchas, Minister at Estwood in Essex.
Samuel Purchas (1577-1626)
Category
Books
Date
1614
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Farnborough Hall, Warwickshire
NT 3196790
Summary
Bibliographic description
[28], 331, 330-851, 862-889, 900-918, [36] p. ; fol. Loosely inserted (p.227): wrapper of Fry's Milk Sandwich [chocolate bar] as page-marker. Provenance: early nineteenth-century small armorial bookplate: HHH [i.e. Henry Hugh Holbech (1779-1835)]. Binding: seventeenth-century calf; triple blind fillet border; gilt tooled centrepiece lozenge and spine; six raised bands. Manuscript paper spine label: Purchas 5 Part. Accompanies but not uniform with 4v. of Purchas his Pilgrimes (1625).
Makers and roles
Samuel Purchas (1577-1626)