Admiral of the Ocean Sea: A Life of Christopher Columbus (2 Volumes).
by Morison, Samuel Eliot, 1887-1976
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/slipcase broken
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Cranston, Rhode Island, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown, 1942. Hard Cover. Two volumes: xlv, 448; vii, 445 pages, maps (2 folding), illus., index; 25 cm. Morison's motivation is expressed in the preface: "...this book arose out of a desire to know exactly where Columbus sailed on his Four Voyages, and what sort of a seaman he was. No previous work on the Discoverer of America answers these questions in a manner to satisfy even an amateur seafarer." Published at the same time as the 680-page single volume, from which "all the notes have been omitted, and a good many pages of navigational data; a chapter on ships and sailing and one on the origin of syphilis have been summarized. Otherwise the two editions are identical." This set has been a prize in my library since the early 1960s. I had the opportunity to talk to Albert Harkness, Jr., who sailed on Morison's expeditions as a secretary, and later to assist Morison when he ventured to Providence, and at dinner in Florence. The cardboard box has protected the books well and they are in excellent condition (with a 1943 gift inscription and my bookplate). The box itself had taken a beating before I bought it and the rear panel is lost. Stock#OB1029 / house.
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- Bookseller
- The Owl at the Bridge (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- OB1029
- Title
- Admiral of the Ocean Sea: A Life of Christopher Columbus (2 Volumes).
- Author
- Morison, Samuel Eliot, 1887-1976
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- slipcase broken
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Date Published
- 1942
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Columbus, Christopher Americas Exploration
- Bookseller catalogs
- Exploration and Discovery;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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