John and Sebastian Cabot. The Discovery of North America
London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1898. First edition, published at the Gresham Press. Octavo, pictorial white cloth elaborately decorated in gilt upper board and spine, Fisher Unwin emblem stamped in gilt lower board, all edges gilt, b&w portrait plate of Sebastian Cabot with tissue guard, two map plates, pp xx, 311, iv. Part of the 'Builders of Great Britain' series. Rubbed to top of spine, scattered foxing mainly at preliminary pages and publisher's catalogue at rear. Very good condition.
John Cabot and his son Sebastian were Venetian explorers who made important voyages to North America in the late fifteenth century. Beazley's book describes these voyages. An attractive Gresham Press publication. Item #102496
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