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Book/Printed Material The voiage and travaile of Sir John Maundevile, Kt. : which treateth of the way to Hierusalem, and of marvayles of Inde, with other ilands and countryes

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Title

  • The voiage and travaile of Sir John Maundevile, Kt. : which treateth of the way to Hierusalem, and of marvayles of Inde, with other ilands and countryes

Names

  • Mandeville, John, Sir
  • Angelo, Valenti, 1897-1982, illustrator
  • Grabhorn, Edwin E., printer
  • Koch, Rudolf, 1876-1934, type designer
  • Gannon, John (Typesetter), typesetter
  • Grabhorn, Robert, typesetter
  • Wheeler, William (Bookbinder), binder
  • Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • New York : Random House, 1928.

Headings

  • -  Mandeville, John,--Sir--Travel
  • -  Travelers--England--Biography
  • -  Voyages and travels--Early works to 1800
  • -  Geography--Early works to 1800

Notes

  • -  Translation of his Itinerarium, originally written in French.
  • -  "Printed at San Francisco in May 1928, by Edwin and Robert Grabhorn for the Random House, New York. Illuminated by Valenti Angelo. This edition ... is printed from the English edition of 1725 ... The illustrations were drawn by Valenti Angelo from those in early editions and manuscripts. The type designed by Rudolph Koch ... is here used for the first time in America, through the courtesy of Gebrüder Klingspor. The type has been set by Robert Grabhorn and John Gannon, presswork is by Edwin Grabhorn, the binding by William Wheeler. This edition is limited to one hundred and fifty copies"--Colophon.
  • -  Illuminated initials.
  • -  Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 2319
  • -  LC copy unnumbered.
  • -  LAC knj 2019-06-19 no edits (2 cards)
  • -  LAC ddw 2022-05-16 update (1 card)
  • -  Rosenwald Collection copy (unclassified) in Rosenwald bibliography identified as being no. 112. LAC ddw 2022-05-16

Medium

  • 156 p. : ill. ; 37 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G370 .M24 1928
  • G370 .M24 1928 Copy 2 Rosenwald collection item 2319. LC has copy No. 112.
  • G370 .M24 1928 Copy 3 A dummy (?) containing multiple copies of proof leaves paged 3-4 and 5-6 (total of 34 printed leaves) in a decorated half vellum binding.

Repository

  • e-GenCol Electronic Resource

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • a30000304

Online Format

  • online text
  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Mandeville, John, Sir, Valenti Angelo, Edwin E Grabhorn, Rudolf Koch, John Gannon, Robert Grabhorn, William Wheeler, and Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. The voiage and travaile of Sir John Maundevile, Kt.: which treateth of the way to Hierusalem, and of marvayles of Inde, with other ilands and countryes. New York: Random House, 1928. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/a30000304/.

APA citation style:

Mandeville, J., Angelo, V., Grabhorn, E. E., Koch, R., Gannon, J., Grabhorn, R. [...] Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. (1928) The voiage and travaile of Sir John Maundevile, Kt.: which treateth of the way to Hierusalem, and of marvayles of Inde, with other ilands and countryes. New York: Random House. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/a30000304/.

MLA citation style:

Mandeville, John, Sir, et al. The voiage and travaile of Sir John Maundevile, Kt.: which treateth of the way to Hierusalem, and of marvayles of Inde, with other ilands and countryes. New York: Random House, 1928. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/a30000304/>.