5V Decorative Bindings FOLIO SOCIETY TRAVEL & EXPLORATION Slipcases Gilt Illustrated William Lithgow Scotland Western Isles Samuel Johnson James Boswell Venice George Bull Magellan Voyage Narrative Account Shackleton Maps Arctic

Book Details: This group is comprised of five volumes from The Folio Society featuring travel and exploration, as shown in the corresponding images. Titles found in this lot include:

The Rare Adventures and Painful Peregrinations of William Lithgow, edited, with an Introduction by Gilbert Phelps, 1974; illustrated, maps, slipcase.

Shackleton’s Boat Journey, by Commander F.A. Worsley. Introduction and notes by Duncan Carse, Photographs by Frank Hurley, 1974; illustrated, map, slipcase.

Magellan’s Voyage: A Narrative Account of the First navigation, by Antonio Pigafetta. Translated and edited by R.A. Skelton from the manuscript in the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library of Yale University, 1977; illustrated, maps, slipcase.

Venice: The Most Triumphant City, by George Bull, 1980; illustrated, wax wrapper.

Journals of the Western Isles, by Samuel Johnson and James Boswell, 1990; illustrated, slipcase.
Condition / Notes: These decorative volumes show very well, with minimal indications of age and wear, including very light shelfwear. Bindings and text blocks are sound. Text and illustrations are clear and crisp on clean pages. “Journals of the Western Isles†has a personal bookplate affixed to the front pastedown.

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