A HISTORY OF THE LIFE AND VOYAGES OF CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
by Irving, Washington
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
London: John Murray, 1828.. Four volumes. xii,473,[3];[8],490,[2];[8],413,[3];[8],489,[3] pp. Old three quarter calf and marbled boards. Two large folding maps. Bindings somewhat rubbed and edgeworn, but perfectly sound; short, clean tear at one map tab, internally very good, clean and crisp, with the half- titles. First edition, preceding the U.S. printing. The first edition was divided between two printers, each using two settings of type, resulting in a blizzard of permutations and combinations, none of which is determinative of priority. BAL 10123.
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- Bookseller
- William Reese Company - Literature ABAA-ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- WRCLIT83728
- Title
- A HISTORY OF THE LIFE AND VOYAGES OF CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
- Author
- Irving, Washington
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1828.
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About William Reese Company - Literature ABAA-ILAB
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With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization.
Glossary
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- BAL
- Bibliography of American Literature (commonly abbreviated as BAL in descriptions) is the quintessential reference work for any...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Marbled boards
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