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Ralegh's last voyage : being an account drawn out of contemporary letters and relations, both Spanish and English, of which the most part are now for the first time made public, concerning the voyage of Sir Walter Ralegh, knight, to Guiana in the year 1617 and the fatal consequences of the same
Harlow, Vincent T (1898-1961); Argonaut Press
1932
The voyages of Christopher Columbus : being the journals of his first and third, and the letters concerning his first and last voyages, to which is added the account of his second voyage written by Andres Bernaldez
Columbus, Christopher; Bernáldez, Andrés (1513); Jane, Cecil (1879-1932); Penzer, N M (1892-1960); Argonaut Press
1930
"This is a limited edition of 1050 copies".
The voyages of the Cabots and the English discovery of North America under Henry VII and Henry VIII
Williamson, James Alexander (1886-1964); Monk, William; Argonaut Press
1929
Title vignette, by William Monk. "This edition of The voyages of the Cabots is the seventh publication of the Argonaut press and is limited to 1050 copies on Japon vellum... printed by Walter Lewis,...
Sir John Chardin's Travels in Persia
Chardin, Sir John (1643-1713); Lloyd, Edmund; Penzer, N M (1892-1960); Sykes, Sir Percy Molesworth (1867-1945); Argonaut Press
1927
"This edition... is the third publication of the Argonaut press and is limited to 975 copies on Japon vellum, numbered 1 to 975 ... printed by Walter Lewis, M.A., at the University press, Cambridge." ...
A new voyage round the world
Dampier, William (1652-1715); Penzer, N M (1892-1960); Gray, Albert (1850-1928); Argonaut Press
1927
"This edition... is limited to 975 copies on Japon vellum, numbered 1 to 975". With reproductions of title-pages of the 1st and the 7th editions. Edited by N. M. Penzer.
Voyages and discoveries
Dampier, William (1652-1715); Penzer, N M (1892-1960); Wilkinson, Clennell (1883-); Bell, Archibald Colquhoun; Argonaut Press
1931
"This edition... is limited 975 copies on Japon vellum, numbered l to 975 ... ". Reprinted from the second volume of the author's A collection of voyages, published 1729. Edited by N. M. Penzer.
The world encompassed : and analogous contemporary documents concerning Sir Francis Drake's circumnavigation of the world
Drake, Sir Francis (1637); Penzer, N M (1892-1960); Temple, Sir Richard Carnac (1850-1931); Argonaut Press
1926
"This edition... is limited to 975 copies on Japon vellum, numbered l to 975 ... ". With reproduction of original t.-p. Edited by N. M. Penzer.
A Spanish voyage to Vancouver and the north-west coast of America : being the narrative of the voyage made in the year 1792 by the schooners Sutil and Mexicana to explore the Strait of Fuca
Espinosa y Tello, Josef (1763-1815); Alcalá-Galiano, Dionisio (1760-1805); Jane, Cecil (1879-1932); Argonaut Press
1930
Now generally ascribed to José Espinosa y Tello, the work has also been wrongly attributed by some authors to the commander of the voyage, Dionysio Alcalà Galiano.
A new account of the East Indies (v. 1)
Hamilton, Alexander (1732); Foster, Sir William (1863-1951); Argonaut Press
1930
With reproductions of title-pages of original edition, Edinburgh, 1727. "This edition... is the eighth publication of the Argonaut press and is limited to 975 copies on Japon vellum, numbered 1 to 9...
A new account of the East Indies (v. 2)
Hamilton, Alexander (1732); Foster, Sir William (1863-1951); Argonaut Press
1930
With reproductions of title-pages of original edition, Edinburgh, 1727. "This edition... is the eighth publication of the Argonaut press and is limited to 975 copies on Japon vellum, numbered 1 to 9...
The observations of Sir Richard Hawkins
Hawkins, Sir Richard (1562?-1622); Williamson, James Alexander (1886-1964); Argonaut Press
1933
"This edition... is the thirteenth publication of the Argonaut Press and is limited to 475 copies on Japon vellum, numbered 1 to 475 ... The volume has been printed by Walter Lewis, M.A., at the Unive...
The discoverie of the large and bewtiful empire of Guiana
Raleigh, Sir Walter (1552?-1618); Harlow, Vincent T (1898-1961); Penzer, N M (1892-1960); Argonaut Press
1928
On half-title: Editor: N.M. Penzer. The pref. is signed by him. Includes facsimile of original t.p.: The discoverie of the large, rich, and bevvtifvl empyre of Gviana, with a relation of the great a...