Description
SECOND HAND BOOKS
The RHSV holds a number of books from the Hakluyt’s extensive collection.
Hakluyt Society books are often real life adventure stories in the field of exploration, navigation, voyages of discovery and historical travel accounts. They are based on the first hand, day to day logs, scientific reports and travel narratives of the explorers and travellers themselves. These volumes are scholarly page turners, fully annotated with fascinating details of tall ships, remote lands, newly sighted plant and animal species, and peoples rarely visited at the time, often the first descriptions of these distant cultures. And they are incredibly good value for money.
The Hakluyt Society is named after Richard Hakluyt (1552-1616), collector and editor of narratives of voyages and travels and other documents relating to English interests overseas, his most celebrated work being The Principal Navigations, Voyages and Discoveries of the English Nation. His name was almost certainly pronounced hak’loowt, the family having come from the forest of Clwyd in the historic county of Radnor.
Please follow this link to see a list of series 2 titles held by the RHSV.
Please follow this link to see a list of series 3 titles held by the RHSV.
If you wish to purchase a specific title please call the RHSV on 03 93269288. The books are selling for $15 each.
239 A'Beckett Street Melbourne, Victoria, 3000 
03 9326 9288 
office@historyvictoria.org.au 
Office & Library: Weekdays 9am-5pm
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