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THE ENGLISH HERO; OR, SIR FRANCIS DRAKE REVIV'D.
BEING A FULL ACCOUNT OF THE DANGEROUS VOYAGES, ADMIRABLE ADVENTURES, NOTABLE DISCOVERIES….
London: for Nath. Crouch, 1710
[4], 173, [15] pp., lacking frontispiece.
Original sheep boards.
"Based largely on Fletcher's World encompassed (1628) and on Nichols Sir Francis Drake Revived (1626), this account of Drake's circumnavigation and visit to California seems to have struck English popular fancy more forcibly than did earlier and worthier narratives" – (Howes B1035.)
ESTC locates only 2 other copies of the present edition; very scarce.
Binding mostly separated from text-block, spine chipped with significant loss.
Contents with some occasional light foxing
Size 3 1/4 by 5 1/2 inches
text in English
Reserve: $400.00
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1710 ENGLISH HERO SIR FRANCIS DRAKE REVIV'D DANGEROUS VOYAGES ADVENTURES antique
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Ink of Ages: 15th-19th Century Antique Books
Feb 19, 2026 10:00 AM ESTNew York, NY, United States
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