JOURNALS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS ON THE LIFE AND VOYAGES OF CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
by Morison, Samuel Eliot (Translator)/Columbus, Christopher
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Heritage Press (1963) 418 pp. Original pictorial blue cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Binding lightly soiled and rubbed. Spine darkened. Comes in original slipcase. Illust. w/ color and b/w drawings, and maps. Contents very nice.. Hard Cover. Very Good+/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by Lima De Freitas. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8294
- Title
- JOURNALS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS ON THE LIFE AND VOYAGES OF CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
- Author
- Morison, Samuel Eliot (Translator)/Columbus, Christopher
- Illustrator
- Lima De Freitas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Publisher
- The Heritage Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Keywords
- BIOGRAPHY AUTOBIOGRAPHY JOURNALS DOCUMENTS COLUMBUS CHRISTOPHER 1451 1506 AMERICA DISCOVERY AND EXPLORATION 1492 TRAVEL VOYAGES ADVENTURES SPANISH EXPLORERS NAVIGATORS COLONIZERS NAUTICAL HISTORY MARITIME SAILING SHIPS AMERICAN HISTORY UNITED STATES WORLD
- Bookseller catalogs
- Nautical; Autobiography; Exploration;
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
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About the Seller
Shoemaker Booksellers
Biblio member since 2007
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
About Shoemaker Booksellers
Established in 1992, we are family owned and operated. We strive to provide excellent customer service and our inventory is hand picked for the best quality and subject matter. Our diverse inventory of used, rare and out of print books, as well as ephemera, covers most areas of interest and favors more the uncommon or unusual titles.
Glossary
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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