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A Navigator's Universe : The Libro de Cosmographia of 1538
by de Medina, Pedro; translated by Ursula Lamb
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine condition/Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0226517152
- ISBN 13
- 9780226517155
- Seller
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Henderson, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
Chicago, Illinois: The University of Chicago Press, 1972. Near Fine condition in a Very Good dust jacket. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. NOT a library discard. Pages are fresh, crisp and unmarked. 1972. First Edition. Translated and with an Introduction by Ursula Lamb. Published for the Newberry Library by the University of Chicago Press. Bound in the original white boards with a blue cloth spine, stamped in shiny silver. From the dust jacket: "Medina's manuscript, written in a clear gothic hand, is reproduced in facsimile. Ursula Lamb's excellent commentary provides a background in sixteenth-century cosmography, biographical details on Medina, and a discussion of the LIBRO in relation to three other extant cosmographic manuscripts by Medina." Oversize Hardcover. 8.75" wide by 10.5" tall. This large, heavy book will require extra postage for Priority and International shipments, but only the standard charge for media mail.. First Edition. Oversize Hardcover. Near Fine condition/Very Good dust jacket. xi, 226pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018873
- Title
- A Navigator's Universe : The Libro de Cosmographia of 1538
- Author
- de Medina, Pedro; translated by Ursula Lamb
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0226517152
- ISBN 13
- 9780226517155
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Place of Publication
- Chicago, Illinois
- Date Published
- 1972
- Keywords
- Early navigation. Voyages & Travels.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Astronomy; Transportation / Railroads / Ships / Maritime;
- Size
- xi, 226pp
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