Lot 08481

PURVES David Laing, “The English Circumnavigators : The Most Remarkable Voyages Round The World By English Sailors, With A Preliminary Sketch Of Their Lives And Discoveries, Edited With Notes, Etc, Etc.”, William P Nimmo, London & Edinburgh, 1874. 12mo, pp. 831, with frontispiece. None of the 4 maps included, pp. 475-476 missing. Contemporary cloth binding with blue (purple by aging) and gilt decorative boards and spine, interior in excellent condition.