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Columbus: The Story of Don Cristobal Colon, Admiral of the Ocean, and His Four Voyages Westward to the Indies According to Contemporary Sources
by Bjorn Landstrom
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1967 Macmillan Publishing Company, New york. 1967. Hardcover, Printed & bound in Sweden.First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. DJ/slipcase; Very Good; light sunfading to extremities; no cracks or breaks in the edges; green color paper over boards with Columbus portrait on side. Red leatherette boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine and emblem on the front board. Columbus letter as endpapers. 207 pp 4to. The object of this book has been to give a picture of Columbus' life, his abilities, his thoughts, and his theories, and the deeds which he and his contemporaries performed. Richly illustrated with pictures, maps, and drawings by the author. A clean very presentable copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006606
- Title
- Columbus: The Story of Don Cristobal Colon, Admiral of the Ocean, and His Four Voyages Westward to the Indies According to Contemporary Sources
- Author
- Bjorn Landstrom
- Illustrator
- Bjorn Landstrom
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Macmillan Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1967
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Keywords
- Don Cristobal Colon Admiral of the Ocean, New World, Christopher Columbus, explorers, Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria, nautical , ships, sailing, wooden ships, Spain,
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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