The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus and the Voyages and Discoveries of the Companions of Columbus Author: Irving, Washington Place: New York and London Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons; The Knickerbocker Press Date: 1892 Description: 3 volumes. xviii, 399 pp; [xii], 461 pp; xiv, 425 pp. Illustrated with color frontispieces; etchings and steel engravings on India paper; photogravures on Japan paper; etc. (4to) 27.4x19.5 cm (10¾x7¾"), original full vellum, lettered and decorated in gilt; top edges gilt. No. 1714 of 402 copies numbered from 1492 to 1893. The Quadri-Centennial Edition. A wonderfully illustrated edition of Irving's classic history of the voyages of Columbus and his companions. Ex-libris of Hyman Friedman with bookplates on front pastedowns, limitation statement states this set was printed for Herman Friedman. Lot Amendments Condition: Spines lightly sunned, vellum soiled with scuffs and touches of wear, some fraying to ends of spines; front hinges of vol. 1 and 2 cracked with one loose gathering in volume 1, very good. Item number: 342650
The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus and the Voyages and Discoveries of the Companions of Columbus Author: Irving, Washington Place: New York and London Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons; The Knickerbocker Press Date: 1892 Description: 3 volumes. xviii, 399 pp; [xii], 461 pp; xiv, 425 pp. Illustrated with color frontispieces; etchings and steel engravings on India paper; photogravures on Japan paper; etc. (4to) 27.4x19.5 cm (10¾x7¾"), original full vellum, lettered and decorated in gilt; top edges gilt. No. 1714 of 402 copies numbered from 1492 to 1893. The Quadri-Centennial Edition. A wonderfully illustrated edition of Irving's classic history of the voyages of Columbus and his companions. Ex-libris of Hyman Friedman with bookplates on front pastedowns, limitation statement states this set was printed for Herman Friedman. Lot Amendments Condition: Spines lightly sunned, vellum soiled with scuffs and touches of wear, some fraying to ends of spines; front hinges of vol. 1 and 2 cracked with one loose gathering in volume 1, very good. Item number: 342650
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