A Declaration Of The Demeanor And Carriage Of Sir Walter Raleigh Knight As Well His Voyage As In And

by Walter Raleigh Francis Sir Bacon

$5,500 · Offered by Martayan Lan

First edition · Signed

Rare first edition, first issue, of Francis Bacon’s defense of the execution of Sir Walter Raleigh by James I, with (according to Bacon) “very material” additions by the king himself. The work describes the circumstances surrounding Raleigh’s final voyage to America in 1618 with the purpose of locating a fabled..... More

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