Westward Ho! Or the voyages and adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight of Burrough, in the county of Devon, in the reign of her most glorious majesty Queen Elizabeth

A$75 · Offered by Douglas Stewart Fine Books

Limited edition

London : Henry Frode, 1905. Oxford edition. Octavo, prize binding from Presbyterian Ladies College Melbourne by Relfe Bothers of London, with their emblem and old school motto Ohne Hast Ohne Rast on upper board (German, from Goethe Without haste! without rest! , changed due to political considerations during the Second World War), spine in compartments with raised bands, ornamental gilt tooling, contrasting morocco title label lettered in gilt, marbled edges and endpapers, prize label to front pastedown, engraved title page, pp. viii; 594, black and white plates, a fine copy.

• Binding: Hardcover

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