Harlem: Enschede, 1872. Limited. hardcover. very good. Monstrant comment qu'il est trouvee, son naturel & ses animauls... Engraved device on title page. Illustrated with one folding plate, one folding map, and two in-text engravings. Large decorative initials. 30, pages, 4 blank. Thin square 8vo, bound in 3/4 red morocco (well-rubbed at edges) with the original printed vellum wrappers bound-in. Harlem: J. Enschede & Amsterdam: M. Frederik Muller, 1872.<br/><br/> Very scarce. Limited edition - one of only 50 copies. This is a beautifully printed facsimile of the original 1613 edition. -Sabin 32028 (1613 ed.)<br/><br/>

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Bookseller: Argosy Book Store (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 159044
Title: Histoire du Pays nomme Spitsberghe
Author: (GERRITSZ, Hessel)
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - very good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Limited
Publisher: Enschede
Place of Publication: Harlem
Date Published: 1872
Keywords: GERRITZ,Hessel

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Wrappers: The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
Vellum: Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
Facsimile: An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
Plate: Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
Device: Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
Title Page: A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
Morocco: Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...