COLUMBUS

by Ingri d'Aulaire, Edgar Parin d'Aulaire

$850 · Offered by Type Punch Matrix · No longer available

First edition · Signed

New York: Doubleday & Company, 1955. First edition stated . Inscribed first printing of this picture book hagiography of the Italian explorer, presenting various historically dubious details as fact in the service of bolstering the mid-century US identity — with an original drawing of Columbus by the artists. Near fine in near fine jacket. Item #25498 From mythology to history

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