A Book of Discovery

A Book of Discovery is a fascinating account of the world's famous explorers, including the early travelers in ancient times, the discovery of the New World, explorations in Africa and Australia, and the expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic. Many of the explorers tell part of their story in their own words. Amply illustrated with reproductions of early maps and charts, as well as old woodcuts, drawings, paintings, and miniatures. Emphasis is placed on the explorers' 'record of splendid endurance, of hardships bravely borne, of silent toil, of courage and resolution unequalled in the annals of mankind, of self-sacrifice unrivalled and faithful lives laid ungrudgingly down.'

This book was originally published and printed in London in 1912 and appears from a stamp on the inside cover to have been bought by someone living in California and I bought it in Tokyo and it now resides in Singapore, it is interesting to understand the life and travels of a book - it is aptly named - A Book of Discovery! https://hungrytraveller.com.au/3d-flip-book/book-of-discovery/

This 1912 first edition is rough-cut or deckled edged and only has slight foxing at the very very edges of the pages, otherwise a good copy.