A Navigator's Universe : The Libro de Cosmographia of 1538 by de Medina, Pedro ( Lamb, Ursula - Translator) - 1972

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..… Read More

Chicago: Published for the Newberry Library by the University of Chicago Press. 224pp. White papered boards, silver stamp design, blue cloth spine, silver stamp lettering. No wear. Q8 . As New. Hardcover. 1972.

Published for the Newberry Library by the University of Chicago Press. Used - Very Good. 1972. Hardcover. Cloth, dj. Slight shelf-wear. Very Good. (Subject: Exploration).

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1972. 1st edition. As New. large octavo. hardback with dust jacket 224pp., b/w pls., bibliog., index, de Medina was a leading cosmographer of sixteenth century Spain. This is a facsimile of the original edition with a complete translation & commentary

Chicago: Published for the Newberry Library By the University of Chicago Press, 1972. Translated and with an introduction by Ursula Lamb. 224p., with b/w facs. of the manuscirpt, dj, quarto format (Studies in the history of discoveries).

Published for the Newberry Library by the University of Chicago Press, 1972-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!