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Frobisher, Martin] Stefansson, Vilhjalmur

The Three Voyages of Martin Frobisher. In Search of a Passage to Cathay and India by the North-West, A.D. 1576-8. From the Original 1578 Text of George Best. Togerther with Numerous Other Versions, Additions, Etc. Now Edited, with Preface, Introduction, Notes, Appendixes and Bibliography, by Vilhjalmur Stefansson

London Argonaut Press 1938, 1st edition thus, limited to 475 numbered copies. (Hardcover) cxxx,166;vi,[1],293pp. Very good. Two volumes Quarto, uncut. Frontispiece portrait and numerous plates and maps (some folding) and red title page vignettes. Original quarter vellum backed brick red cloth boards with colour illustration of coat of arms on front and red ribbon markers; Volume II boards slightly bowed with minor discoloration along fore edge of front cover copy, otherwise a exceptionally nice copy. #134/475. Not in A.B. Reprinted by Nico Israel in the Argonaut press reprint series.

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