CHRISTOPHE COLOMB

by A. Rastoul

$100 · Offered by Bartleby's Books

First edition

Paris; Lyon: Delhomme & Briguet, 1893. First edition one of three French 1893 imprints . 8vo. 382 pp. Frontispiece portrait of Columbus, plates from wood engravings. Popular biography published at the 400th anniversary of Columbus's discovery of America. Poor quality paper, some rubbing to the binding, but a very good copy. Contemporary red morocco gilt, boards framed with floral scrolls, spine richly gilt with ornaments between raised band, leather spine

• Binding: Leather

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