The English Hero: or, Sir Francis Drake Reviv'd. Being a full Account of the dangerous Voyages, Admirable Adventures, Notable Discoveries and Magnanimous Atchievements [sic] of that Valiant and Renowned Commander
- London: Nath. Crouch, 1716
London: Nath. Crouch, 1716. Good. London: Printed for Nath. Crouch at the Bull against Grocers-Alley in the Poultrey, near Cheapside, 1716. "The Ninth Edition Inlarged." 12mo; full contemporary mottled calf, gilt spine in six compartments, marbled endpapers; [6],173,[15]pp. (A-H12, collated complete with 14 pages of publisher's advertisements in rear); engraved portrait frontispiece, woodcut illus. in text. Leather significantly dried and rubbed, front cover very nearly separated with shallow loss of leather along joint, spine gilt partly effaced, textblock rather browned and trimmed close slightly affecting text throughout, else a Good, internally sound copy with contemporary ownership signature of a Robt. Donald to title page and armorial ex libris of a Henry Fitz Herbert to front pastedown.
Wildly popular account of the travels of Sir Frances Drake by the London bookseller Nathaniel Crouch (ca. 1640-1725) who managed to put out nearly twenty editions by the time of his death. The title page continues:
"I. His Voyage in 1572, to Nombre de Dios in the West Indies, where they saw a Pile of Bars of Silver near 70 Foot long, ten Foot broad, and twelve Foot high.
"II. His incompassing the whole World in 1577, which he peform'd in two Years and ten Months, gaining a vast quantity of Gold and Silver.
"III. His Voyage in America in 1585, and taking the Towns of St. Jago, St. Domingo, Carthagena and St. Augustine. Also his Worthy Actions when Vice-Admiral of England in the Spanish Invasion, 1588.
"IV. His last Voyage in those Countries in 1595, with the manner of his Death and Burial."
ESTC T70874.
Wildly popular account of the travels of Sir Frances Drake by the London bookseller Nathaniel Crouch (ca. 1640-1725) who managed to put out nearly twenty editions by the time of his death. The title page continues:
"I. His Voyage in 1572, to Nombre de Dios in the West Indies, where they saw a Pile of Bars of Silver near 70 Foot long, ten Foot broad, and twelve Foot high.
"II. His incompassing the whole World in 1577, which he peform'd in two Years and ten Months, gaining a vast quantity of Gold and Silver.
"III. His Voyage in America in 1585, and taking the Towns of St. Jago, St. Domingo, Carthagena and St. Augustine. Also his Worthy Actions when Vice-Admiral of England in the Spanish Invasion, 1588.
"IV. His last Voyage in those Countries in 1595, with the manner of his Death and Burial."
ESTC T70874.