A HISTORY OF THE LIFE AND VOYAGES OF CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
1828. · London
by Irving, Washington
London: John Murray, 1828.. Four volumes. xii,473,[3];[8],490,[2];[8],413,[3];[8],489,[3] pp. Old three quarter calf and marbled boards. Two large folding maps. Bindings somewhat rubbed and edgeworn, but perfectly sound; short, clean tear at one map tab, internally very good, clean and crisp, with the half- titles. First edition, preceding the U.S. printing. The first edition was divided between two printers, each using two settings of type, resulting in a blizzard of permutations and combinations, none of which is determinative of priority. BAL 10123. (Inventory #: WRCLIT83728)