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London: printed for A. Bettesworth, at the Red-Lyon, in Pater-Noster-Row ; and W. Mears, at the Lamb, without Temple-Bar, M.DCC.XXV [but 1724]. Full Calf. First Edition, in two parts, of “perhaps Defoe’s best travel book,” an imaginary voyage of circumnavigation, intending to discover uncharted lands in the South Pacific. (Earle) Crown 8vo (201 x 115mm): [2],208; 205,[1]pp, with frontispiece map of the globe by J. Clark and three full-page views of life ashore. Beautifully bound by Fitterer in full speckled calf to period style, spine in six compartments between gilt-ruled raised bands, covers paneled in gilt, red morocco lettering piece gilt, matching end papers renewed. Scarce in commerce. A superlative copy in a fine binding, clean throughout with good margins. Moore 469. Sabin 19291. Furbank and Owens, pp. xviii-xx. Lowndes II 620. Howgego D11. Gove, pp. 241-42. Hill 462. Goldsmiths’, 6348. Landis V 724/49. Earle (The World of Defoe), pp. 54-57. Fine. Published anonymously six years after Robinson Crusoe (and thus testifying to Defoe’s abiding interest in voyaging to the South Pacific), but attributed to Defoe some fifty years after his death. One of Defoe’s lesser-known works but deserving of classic status, A New Voyage broke new ground, heralding a fresh approach to fantasy fiction of the eighteenth century. According to Howgego, Defoe based his work on a wide variety of sources, including Dampier, Frézier, Narborough, and other accounts of the great buccaneering voyages of his day. N. B. With few exceptions (always identified), we only stock books in exceptional condition. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed. (Fine Editions Ltd is a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association, and we subscribe to its codes of ethics.). less