Author: Irving, Washington
Title: The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus
Description: S. l. (New York), J. and J. Harper, 1833. A new edition, with additions and improvements; 6 x 3 1/2; pp. [1], 2-267, [1]; full roan, with gilt ruling to spine (faded); wear along edges of boards; previous owner's signature and small remnants from a bookshop label to endpapers; light spotting and staining to first and last few leaves; in about good condition. First published in 1828, Irving's work was based on Spanish historian Martin Fernandez de Navarette's (1765 - 1844) study of Columbus and the early Spaniard voyages and was written, while Irving was serving as an attache to Spain between 1826 and 1829. Good .

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