"Certaine preambles here followe, gathered by R. Eden heretofore, for the better vnderstanding of the whole worke": leaves 1-7., First complete English translation of the eight Decades. The four translated by Eden had appeared as early as 1555, and again in 1577 with an abridgment of Decades 5-8., First preliminary leaf blank; has signature A., Imperfect: 1st, 3rd and 4th p.l., and leaves 158, 287, 288, 293, 294 (signatures A1,3,4, X8, Pp1,2,7,8) wanting: title-page and many leaves bled., and Signatures: A4B-Z8Aa-Ss8.
Publisher:
Printed for Thomas Adams,
Subject (Geographic):
America--Discovery and exploration, America--Early accounts to 1600, and West Indies--History
Generall historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Iles., True travels, adventures and observations of Captaine Iohn Smith in Europe, Asia, Africke, and America, True travels, adventures and observations of Captaine John Smith in Europe, Asia, Africke, and America, and Trve travels, adventures and observations of Captaine John Smith in Europe, Asia, Africke, and America
Description:
Includes "The generall historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Iles ... divided into sixe bookes ..." Books 1-3 are paged continuously with "The trve travels," forming part of v. 1 (p. 55-247) with separate title page bearing the note "From the London ed. of 1627." Books 4-6, forming v. 2 have title: The generall historie of Virginia [etc.] v. II. From the London ed. of 1629 ... "
Publisher:
Republished at the Franklin Press, W.W. Gray, printer,