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Christopher Columbus and How He Received and Imparted the Spirit of Discovery. [Fifth Edition, revised].
Christopher Columbus and How He Received and Imparted the Spirit of Discovery. [Fifth Edition, revised].
  • Christopher Columbus and How He Received and Imparted the Spirit of Discovery. [Fifth Edition, revised].
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Christopher Columbus and How He Received and Imparted the Spirit of Discovery. [Fifth Edition, revised]

Winsor, Justin · Boston & New York

Author
Winsor, Justin
Date
1892
Place
Boston & New York
Publisher
Houghton, Mifflin and Company
Language
English
Binding
8vo.(5.5" x 8.75") Quarter brown cloth over maroon cloth boards, gilt globe within gilt wreath centered to upper board with gilt Spanish text below it. Spine with gilt rule framed maroon label with gilt title/author. Top edge gilt, gray endpapers with inelegantly glued "Private Library" paper label to front pastedown. Illustrated with drawings, plates, and maps. Edgewear, corners bumped and rubbed with tiny loss to two tips, head and foot of spine lightly frayed with small loss, covers lightly soiled, scuffed in places (see pic). Slightly cocked spine.
Category
History & Americana
Record
S.I.7858

"Christopher Columbus and How He Received and Imparted the Spirit of Discovery" by Justin Winsor, Fifth Edition, Revised. Published in Boston & New York by Houghton, Mifflin and Company, this 8vo volume (5.75" x 9") is handsomely bound in quarter brown cloth over maroon cloth boards. The upper cover features a gilt globe within a gilt wreath, with gilt Spanish lettering beneath; the spine has a gilt-rule framed maroon title label with gilt lettering. Top edge gilt and gray endpapers complete the binding.

Illustrated with drawings, plates, and maps, the volume explores Columbus, his voyages, and the broader spirit of European discovery and exploration. The book bears a "Private Library" label to the front pastedown.

Condition includes edgewear, bumped and rubbed corners with tiny loss to two tips, lightly frayed spine ends, light soiling and scuffing to the covers, and a slightly cocked spine. There are water stains affecting pages 371–392, tears to some pages in the second half, and corner staining from page 473 through the last flyleaf. A compelling illustrated history of Columbus and the Age of Discovery.

Condition

Good

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