Columbus; The Story of Don Cristóbal Colón, Admiral of the Ocean
by Landström, Björn (Retold, Designed, and Illustrated by), and Phillips, Michael (Translator), and Stubbs, Hugh W (Translator)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine in very good dust jacket. Slipcase rather than jacket, with lower corner edge 6-in. tear. Light slopcase sun-fade. Top fron
- Seller
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Newport, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
New York.: The Macmillan Company. Printed in Sweden., 1967. Hard cover. Fine in very good dust jacket. Slipcase rather than jacket, with lower corner edge 6-in. tear. Light slopcase sun-fade. Top front case bump, exposing board slightly.. 1 Red smooth leatherette over boards; front gold stamped cross; spine gold-stamped titles. Text in English, Swedish. 207 p. 29 cm. Lithograph quality Illustrations, Maps, Portraits, Facsimiles. Matt-coated paper. High quality. Sources. Bibliography. Index. Exploration: Extended title, "...and his four voyages westward to the Indies according to contemporary sources". The end papers are illustrated with a facsimile copy of the first Barcelona printing of Columbus's 1493 letter of his discovery (in Spanish). This collection is extraordinarily rendered. The chronology at back begins in 1451 with the births of both Isabella, future Queen of Castile, at Madrigal, and of Cristoforo Columbo at Genoa. It ends with the death of Columbus in 1506 at Valladolid. Color illustrations throughout.
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- Bookseller
- Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Alibris.Ex0030005671
- Title
- Columbus; The Story of Don Cristóbal Colón, Admiral of the Ocean
- Author
- Landström, Björn (Retold, Designed, and Illustrated by), and Phillips, Michael (Translator), and Stubbs, Hugh W (Translator)
- Format/Binding
- Hard cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in very good dust jacket. Slipcase rather than jacket, with lower corner edge 6-in. tear. Light slopcase sun-fade. Top fron
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Macmillan Company. Printed in Sweden.
- Place of Publication
- New York.
- Date Published
- 1967
- Keywords
- Lithographs|Exploration|Isabella, Queen of Castile|Spain|Cristoforo Columbo, Genoa|15th century|Discovery of Americas
- Bookseller catalogs
- Explorers & Arctic Studies;
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Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
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Newport, New Hampshire
About Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
Hedgehog's Whimsey Books was born in a random moment when I decided to become a used books seller. Beginning in 2001, I apprenticed myself with a longtime pro in the next town, hoping to learn her secrets. She encouraged my free help but was wary of sharing all those secrets. Nonetheless, she turned me loose when she felt I would not embarrass her; she was impressed, finding I actually knew something about books and authors and styles. I am still learning, and I am having a good time with the random avalanches of books to be recycled into good homes, one by one. Inventory has mounted: my mother downsized her 7,000-plus library, and we (my Geezer and I) went to library book sales, yard emporiums on weekends, estate dispersals, and added the books my kids left behind, wanting to stock their own shelves anew. Some folks simply tooled down our dirt road and left boxes on our porch. Myself? Well, I am also a photographer, journalist, curious stuff collector, avid reader, writer, editor, small-time publisher, and online pontificator. At Hedgehog Enterprises, I do "Words & Pictures by & for Folks with Prickly Backs, Soft Bellies, & Small Brains", established in 1991. Since I have the smallest brain (by unpopular vote), I am the Head Hedgehog. Do I specialize in particular genres? I thought I did, but my barn has lots of Geezer-built shelves, and we have many interests, so topics vary, as do book conditions and editions. I try to describe such, and sometimes have too much fun as I poke along. There is no charge for the therapy of browsing, folks, so find my sites and stay awhile. If a purchase results, know that the tax collector in Newport, New Hampshire, may get a pleasant surprise. Or, I may buy a few more apple cider donuts or sweet potatoes. No pressure. Hedgehogs do have yearnings. If you should visit by chance or by appointment, enjoy our old New Hampshire farmhouse location alongside the Sugar River and its companion recreation Rail Trail, nearby two historic railroad covered bridges just off Chandlers Mill Road. Feel welcome. -- Lucy G Wells, proprietor.
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