Heroes of Unknown Seas and Savage Lands

J. W. Buel

Published by Pacific Publishing Co, and copyright in 1891, by H. S. Smith, this book says it is a record of the ''finding of all lands, and descriptions of the first visits made by Europeans to the Wild Races of the world. Following the footsteps of advancing civilization from the caves of Barbarism and the crude coracle to the Christianizing of the globe. Comprising also an authentic history of the discovery of America by the Viking Sea-Rovers, and its settlement by the Scandinavians in the Ninth Century. Supplemented with thrilling narratives of voyages, discoveries, adventures, battles, darings and sufferings of the heroic characters, bold explorers and dauntless spirits who have made ocean history and established Christian supremacy over the most savage lands of the earth. Embellished with more than three hundred original engravings and large double-page colored plates (only one and a half of the color double plates remains), drawn especially for this work by America's most famous artists.''

Pacific Publishing Co., San Francisco, Cal., Portland Ore., probably first edition. Copyrighted 1891 by H. S. Smith, this rare book has a hard cover, blue cloth with silver embossing, 7-1/2 x 10-1/2 inches, 544 pages.

This big book of 544 pages has become disbound, and has loose pages and loose folios throughout. Cover edges and corners are worn. Some pages have worn edges. There is a 4 inch tear in the last page, a 7 inch tear on page 419-420, and page 535-536 is missing 1/3 of the page. Spots on the back cover.

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