A new account of the East Indies.

£285 · Offered by Shapero Rare Books

includes visit to Muscat A beautifully printed edition of Alexander Hamilton's Account of the East Indies. One of the most important first hand histories of English merchant shipping in the Indian Ocean and East Indies, first published in 1727. 2 vols, 4to (26.5 x 20 cm); edition limited to 975 numbered copies on Japon vellum, 14 plates, 8 maps (6 folding); publisher's original vellum-backed green cloth boards gilt, gilt medallion to upper covers a fine copy; xxxvii, 259; vi, 225 pp.

• Binding: Hardcover

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