Admiral of the ocean sea : a life of Christopher Columbus / Samuel Eliot Morison ; maps by Erwin Raisz, drawings by Bertram Greene
1978, Franklin Library Limited edition. Pennsylvania, Franklin Center: The Franklin Library (1978). Near fine copy in the original decorated gilt-blocked leather with gilt decorations to front board. The Classic Franklin Library design. Raised bands. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Marble endpapers. All-edges-gilt. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 688 pages; Description: xxiv, 688 p., [2] fold. leaves of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. Subjects: Columbus, Christopher. Explorers --Spain --Biography. America --Discovery and exploration --Spanish. Notes: "Notes from the editors" (22 p.) inserted. Includes index. Series: The 100 greatest masterpieces of American literature. Item #215014
Price: €40.00