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1971 The European Discovery of America, The Northern Voyages A.D. 500-16
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Description
Colour Plates, First Edition, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper
A fascinating work on the European discovery of the northern regions of the Americas from 500 A.D. to 1600. Including the explorations and expeditions of Leif Ericsson, John Cabot, Jacques Cartier, Sir Walter Raleigh, and more.
Written by American maritime historian and Pulitzer Prize winner Samuel Eliot Morison.
Including numerous in-text illustrations from photographs, maps, and portraits. Also including a lovely frontispiece in colour.
In the original, unclipped dust wrapper.
Condition
In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, lovely, with just a slight bit of bumping to the head of the spine. Unclipped dust wrapper is bright and smart, with some edgewear and chipping to the extremities, especially to the head and tail of the spine. Fading to the dust wrapper in some areas, and remnants of sticker adhesive to the rear wrap. A small closed tear to the head of the front wrap. Internally, volume is firmly bound. Small handling mark to the recto of the frontispiece, but otherwise pages are bright and clean.
Near Fine
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