first edition 1 vols. 4to
1848 · Richmond
by Robinson, Conway
Richmond: Printed by Shepherd and Colin [for the Virginia Historical and Philosophical Society], 1848. First Edition. 1 vols. 4to. Original brown cloth. Head and foot of spine chipped, minor dampstain lower right corner second half of volume not affecting text, else fine. IFormer owner's signature on front flyleaf. First Edition. 1 vols. 4to. Includes chapters on the alleged discovery of America by the Northmen in the eleventh, by the Welch in the twelfth, and by Nicholas and Antonio Zeno in the fourteenth century, on Christopher Columbus, Sebastian Cabot, Americus Vespucius, Juan Ponce de Leon, de Cordova, Gomez, de Vaca and others. Howes R364
(Inventory #: 6118)