THE HAKLUYT SOCIETY "COMPASSING THE VASTE GLOBE OF EARTH"

One hardcover volume, "Compassing the Vaste Globe of the Earth - Studies in the History of the Hakluyt Society 1846-1996", with a complete list of the society's publications; Note: since its foundation in 1846, The Hakluyt Society has been centrally concerned with the publication of scholarly editions of primary records of voyages and travels; it is named after Richard Hakluyt (1552-1616), collector and editor of narratives of voyages and travels relating to English interests overseas; this and the next six lots are from the same private collection