London, England: William Collins, Sons & Company Limited, 1973. Book. Good. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover with dark blue boards and pictorial dust jacket, first edition, 996gms, 272 pages, illustrated map endpapers. This book provides a history of the great explorations and the actions of the great navigators that shaped the destinies of countless separate nations, peoples and races, whose new interdependence shaped the world and its trade as we know it today. Includes 160 black and white illustrations, and 32 pages of colour. Book is in good condition with mild general wear and tear and light page discolouration throughout. Bottom edges of pages show some soiling. Dust jacket in good condition with only light shelf wear. Boards are in good condition with moderate scuffing to edges and corners, otherwise no other pre-loved markings. Book will weigh over 1kg with packaging and may incur additional postage..

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Bookseller: Reading Habit (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: HIS122
Title: Opening of the World, The
Author: Divine, David
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good
Jacket Condition: Good
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0002111691
ISBN 13: 9780002111690
Publisher: William Collins, Sons & Company Limited
Place of Publication: London, England
Date Published: 1973
Keywords: History, Exploration, Navigation, Navigators, Voyages, Portugal, Portugese, Guinea, Cape of Good Hope, India, English History, Elizabethans, Circumnavigation
Bookseller catalogs: European History;
Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

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