The Generall Historie of Virginia, New-England and the Summer Isles with the names of the Adventurers, Planters, and Governours from their first beginning An. 1584 to this present 1624
Cleveland: World Publishing Co., (1966). Hardcover. Folio. Vellum with the coat of arms of King James I. stamped in gold, string ties on fore-edge. Book rests in gray cloth clamshell box with facsimile of original title-plate pasted on cover, as issued. Includes 14 page booklet with historical introduction by A. L. Rowse and bibliographical notes by Robert O. Dougan. Beautiful facsimile of the original work published in 1624. Includes b/w reproductions of maps & engravings as they appeared in the first edition, including two identical portraits of the Duchess of Richmond and Lenox, to whom the work was dedicated. "There are few books of the Jacobean age that have left such an impact on history and that yet remain so problematical, perhaps more teasing to the scholar than to the general reader. Captain John Smith's history of Virginia, with its stories of Pocahontas, has deeply influenced the American conception of the country's earliest days and made an indelible impression upon American folklore and popular belief, not to mention history." Some age wear, staining on box, lower right corner on cover of clamshell box torn and chipped. One-inch closed tear on top- and bottom edge of book cover. Clamshell box in good, book in near fine condition. vg. Item #22191
Price: $75.00