- 1997 edition, 380 pages
- Published by The Hakluyt Society, London.
- Hardcover with dust jacket. Blue boards. Format C.
- Very good condition. Minor shelf wear to dust jacket. Small owner stamp on free front end paper.
Studies of the Life, Times and Writings of Samuel Purchas 1577-1626, Volume I. With bibliographies of his books and works about him. Illustrated. The Hakluyt Society Second Series No 185.
A Two Volume Set - Volume II is also listed.
The Purchas Handbook provides a reference guide to the works of the Reverend Samuel Purchas (1577-1626) and a critical evaluation of his achievements as collector, editor, and author of travel literature.
The Handbook attempts to evaluate his significance for present-day students of history, geography, anthropology, theology, literature, linguistics, bibliography and natural history. While the emphasis is on Purcha's major works, Purchas His Pilgrimes (1625), his earlier works are also considered.
Volume I, part one is a narrative easy on the use of Purcha's work by authors from the seventeenth century to the present day. Part two includes perspectives on his editing methods, the maps in Pilgrimes, and Purcha's attitudes twoards the indigenous peoples of Africa, Asia and America.
Part three begins with an essay on Purchas as theological geographer, and continues with then chapters which narrate and critique his use of contemporary accounts and material concerning Africa, Asia, the Arctic and the Americas. The first volume concludes with part four, a chronology of Purcha's life and his academic, religious, and publishing careers.
It is hoped that these volumes will be of value both to members of the Soceity and to students in the great variety of disciplines now engaged in the study of the seventeenth-century English overseas movement, a movement in which Samuel Purchas and his writings figured promininently.
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