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
Felbrigg, Norfolk
NT 3222895
Summary
Bibliographic description
[28], 331, 330-851, 862-889, 900-918, [36] p. ;. fol. Pencil note on pastedown: “415. In Xanadu did Kubla Khan …”. Provenance: on endpaper “For Wyndham Ketton-Cremer This volume from the Lampart Library, to replace the one formerly at Felbrigg. From Gyles Jonam September, 19th, 1964”. Under this “A very kind gift, the donor having noticed on p.277 of Felbrigg: the story of a house that Purchas was among the books sold from the library. R.W.K.C.” Binding: full seventeenth-century calf, sewn onto six raised boards; rebacked and lining papers replaced; blind fillets on boards; gold fillet on board edges; spine label: Purchas’s Works. Red-stained edges. Upper board detached. Bookshoe.
Makers and roles
Samuel Purchas (1577-1626)