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Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe
by Bergreen, Laurence
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- as new
- Hardcover
- Signed
- First
- Condition
- As New/As New
- ISBN 10
- 0066211735
- ISBN 13
- 9780066211732
- Seller
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New Port Richey, Florida
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About This Item
Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: William Morrow, 2003. (1st, 1st) Large book, black spine, mint-green boards, very bright red lettering on spine, color map of Magellan's voyage inside covers and adjacent end papers, 458 pages. On title page beneath printed name: "To John, Best Wishes, Lawrence Bergreen." DJ glossy and colorfully designed beneath mylar with color-illustration of explorer in a red frame. DJ and book, both As New.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New.
Synopsis
Ferdinand Magellan's daring circumnavigation of the globe in the sixteenth century was a three-year odyssey filled with sex, violence, and amazing adventure. Now in Over the Edge of the World, prize-winning biographer and journalist Laurence Bergreen entwines a variety of candid, firsthand accounts, bringing to life this groundbreaking and majestic tale of discovery that changed both the way explorers would henceforth navigate the oceans and history itself.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Callaghan Books South
(US)
- Bookseller Inventory #
- 43381
- Title
- Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe
- Author
- Bergreen, Laurence
- Format/binding
- Hardcover
- Book condition
- New As New
- Jacket condition
- As New
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0066211735
- ISBN 13
- 9780066211732
- Publisher
- William Morrow
- Place of Publication
- Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
- Date published
- 2003
- Keywords
- Signed Exploration Biography
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autographed; Ocean/Sea;
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