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The Pre-Columbian Discovery of America by the Northmen, Illustrated by Translations from the Icelandic Sagas, Editied with Notes and a General Introduction, by D.F. De Costa; with Notes on a Review of The Pre-Columbian Discovery of America by the Northmen (2 vols)
by De Costa, B.F
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Kellerberrin, Western Australia, Australia
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About This Item
Albany, NY: Albany, NY: Joel Munsell 1868 First Edition 8vo lx,9-118pp; Charlestown, Mass: Advertiser Press 1869 First Edition 14pp Monogram, 1868 VG original brown cloth, spine ends worn, front hinge cracked, frontis. map, title page in red & black, internally very clean throughout. The first serious attempt to give credence to the discovery of America by the Northmen, and gives lengthy translations into English (some for the first time) of all the Icelandic texts referring to the subject. The author is objective and succinct in his commentaries and calls for further evaluation of the subject matter. An important early key text. Scarce First Edition.
Included is the Charlestown Advertiser Press Monogram, Notes on a Review of the Pre-Columbian Discovery of America by the Northmen, published in 1869, originally published in paper covers, this has been rebound in quarter-cloth and decorative boards. The original front cover of the monogram is loose, and it has a couple of imprint stamps from the Long Island Historical Society.
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- Bookseller
- N & A Smiles
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9946
- Title
- The Pre-Columbian Discovery of America by the Northmen, Illustrated by Translations from the Icelandic Sagas, Editied with Notes and a General Introduction, by D.F. De Costa; with Notes on a Review of The Pre-Columbian Discovery of America by the Northmen (2 vols)
- Author
- De Costa, B.F
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Albany, NY: Joel Munsell 1868 First Edition 8vo lx,9-118pp; Charlestown, Mass: Advertiser Press 1869 First Edition 14pp Monogram
- Place of Publication
- Albany, NY
- Date Published
- 1868
- Bookseller catalogs
- Icelandic Sagas;
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About the Seller
N & A Smiles
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Kellerberrin, Western Australia
About N & A Smiles
We are located on the Great Eastern Highway in the Central Wheatbelt town of Kellerberrin in Western Australia, 2-1/2 hours drive from Perth. We are directly opposite East Crossing Road, nestled in between the Tyre Service and the TAFE College. Public Transport is available via the Prospector & Avon Link passenger train services, or via the Goldfields Express bus service. We specialise in Collectible Paperbacks with an emphasis on Science Fiction and Crime Novels, but we also carry an extensive range of Mythology, Icelandic Sagas, Middle English Texts, Australian Exploration, Aboriginal Studies, Tolkien, Gor Books, Proto Science Fiction, Early SF Pulp Magazines and much more. Drop in for a browse and cup of coffee.
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