The Grand Peregrination; Being the Life and Adventures of Fernão Mendes Pinto
London: Faber and Faber (1949), 1949. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [6], 3-313, [1] pp. Red cloth with gold lettering blocked in grey on the spine, a grey decoration on the spine; yellow topstain. Price of 25s. net on the front flap of the dust jacket. Illustrated with a full-page map and with several double plates. Encyclopedia Britannica, "Fernão Mendes Pinto". A biography of a Portuguese explorer, who traveled extensively in China, Japan, and India during the sixteenth century. Pinto's autobiography, published several years after his death in 1583, was quite influential, and it remains valuable for recording a European's thoughts and impressions of several East Asian countries. Near Fine / Very Good+. Item #000012613
A bookplate on the rear pastedown and a touch of spotting to the fore-edge; jacket has minor sunning to its spine panel and a discreet tape repair on its reverse.
Price: $50.00