MAJOR, R.H. [Christopher Columbus].
The Bibliography of the First Letter of Christopher Columbus, Describing His Discovery of the New World.
First Limited Edition of R.H. Major's The Bibliography of the First Letter of Christopher Columbus; Finely Bound by the Harcourt Bindery
London: Ellis & White, 1872.
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First limited edition of this comprehensive bibliography cataloging the various editions and translations of Columbus's first letter to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella describing his initial voyage to the 'New World'. Duodecimo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt titles to the front panel, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, hand-made Italian marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. One of only 75 printed copies. In near fine condition, title page of perforated from the Forbes Library Northampton Massachusetts. Ownership stamps to the bibliography page.
Italian navigator Christopher Columbus's expeditions inaugurated a period of exploration, conquest, and colonization that lasted for centuries, helping create the modern Western world. He led the first European expeditions to the Caribbean, Central America, and South America, initiating the permanent European colonization of the Americas, and discovered the first viable sailing route to the Americas, a continent that was then unknown to the Old World.
The Bibliography of the First Letter of Christopher Columbus, Describing His Discovery of the New World.
$4,800.00
In Stock