- 1997 edition, pages 383 to 811
- 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 II. With bibliographies of his books and works about him. Illustrated. Indexed. The Hakluyt Society Second Series No 186.
A two volume set. Volume I 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 II includes a close examination of the contents and sources of Pilgrimes; a primary bibliography of his works, including an essay on the printing history of Pilgrimes and censuses of the holdings of his works in libraries throughout the world; and an annotated secondary bibliography of his works by later authors.
The volume concludes with an index of books and articles cited throughout the two volumes and a general index of persons, places and major subjects.
It is hoped that these volumes, will be of value both to members of the Society 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 prominently.
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