PAGATOWR, a kinde of graine so called by the inhabitants; the same in the West Indies is called MAYZE: English men call it Guinney wheat or Turkie wheat, according to the names of the countries from whence the like hath been brought. The grain is about the bigness of our ordinary English peaze and not much different in form and shape: but of diverse colors: some white, some red, some yellow, and some blue. All of them yield a very white and sweet flower: beeing used according to his kind it maketh a very good bread.
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PAGATOWR, a kinde of graine so called by the inhabitants; the same in the West Indies is called MAYZE: English men call it Guinney wheat or Turkie wheat, according to the names of the countries from whence the like hath been brought. The grain is about the bigness of our ordinary English peaze and not much different in form and shape: but of diverse colors: some white, some red, some yellow, and some blue. All of them yield a very white and sweet flower: beeing used according to his kind it maketh a very good bread.
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Good. Good condition. Facsimile reprint. In Good slipcase. (Virginia, North Carolina, Roanoke Colony, Indians of North America) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Good. Size: 0x0x0; Hardcover. No dust jacket. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show light edge wear with rubbing/light scuffing. Binding is tight, hinges strong. Previous owners name on end paper.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!
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A facsimile reproduction of the 1588 quarto, with an introductory essay by Randolph G. Adams. Ann Arbor, (MI): Edwards Brothers, 1931. Facsimile of the 1588 original, 1/315 copies, this one inscribed by Adams to Williamsburg, Virginia, historian Rutherfoord Goodwin in the year of publication. Small 4to. (6), iv, (48) pp. Randolph G. Adams's 1931 census of copies of Hariot's 1588 "Report, " "the cornerstone of any collection of Americana, " listed five complete copies (Bodleian, British Library, Leyden, Huntington, and Clements); we are unaware of others surfacing since. Thornton 5629. Very good. Original parchment boards, French-fold dust jacket, publisher's thin cardboard slipcase (worn). (3305).