Spanish and English Ruins in Jamaica, with a Brief History of That Tropical Paradise Since It Was Discovered by Christopher Columbus, the Great Navigator, and Settled by His Son Don Diego Colon in 1509 as Duke of Veragua
by Goodwin, William B
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- Good/Good Dust Jacket
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About This Item
Boston, MA: Meador Publishing Company, 1946. Hardcover. Good/Good Dust Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 239 pp. Tightly bound. Top right corner front board lightly bumped. Light bump at head of spine.Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. Good dust jacket. Price clipped dust jacket with chip and tear at head of spine. This copy is smyth sewn. Smyth sewing is a method of bookbinding where groups of folded pages (referred to as signatures) are stitched together using binder thread. Each folded signature is sewn together individually with multiple stitches and then joined with other signatures to create the complete book block. This is the traditional and best method of bookbinding.
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- Book Bear (US)
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- Title
- Spanish and English Ruins in Jamaica, with a Brief History of That Tropical Paradise Since It Was Discovered by Christopher Columbus, the Great Navigator, and Settled by His Son Don Diego Colon in 1509 as Duke of Veragua
- Author
- Goodwin, William B
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Meador Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston, MA
- Date Published
- 1946
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Keywords
- Spanish English Ruins Jamaica, Brief History Christopher Columbus, Son Don Diego Colon Duke of Veragua
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