ADMIRAL OF THE OCEAN SEA: A Life of Christopher Columbus
by [Columbus] Morison Samuel Eliot
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About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1942. First Edition, the single volume issue. With many illustrations, including maps by Erwin Raisz and drawings by Bertram Greene. 8vo, publisher’s original terracotta polished buckram, the upper cover with a blue and gilt navigational device, the spine lettered in gilt over blue. xx, 680 pp. including index. A well preserved copy with some of the usual spine mellowing. FIRST EDITION. According to Morison 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." Whether or not one is in accord with the idea that Columbus "discovered" America, this book constitutes a foundation study of the most famous of Renaissance mariners.
This volume is a condensation of the two-volume edition, published in the same year. The notes have been omitted, and navigational data; a chapter on Ships and Sailing and one on the origin of syphilis have been summarized. Otherwise, as the Preface states, the two would be identical.
This volume is a condensation of the two-volume edition, published in the same year. The notes have been omitted, and navigational data; a chapter on Ships and Sailing and one on the origin of syphilis have been summarized. Otherwise, as the Preface states, the two would be identical.
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- Bookseller
- Buddenbrooks, Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29880
- Title
- ADMIRAL OF THE OCEAN SEA: A Life of Christopher Columbus
- Author
- [Columbus] Morison Samuel Eliot
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1942
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- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 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...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...