April 12, 2024
The European Discovery of America by Easton Press
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TITLE The European Discovery of America AUTHOR Samuel Eliot Morison VOLUMES Two leather-bound volumes (with collector notes) FEATURES The *rare* books feature premium hand-cut full leather boards with a distinct cover design in ornate 22-karat gold gild. The spines are hubbed with raised horizontal ridges formed in the leather. There are silk moire endpapers with a sewn in matching satin bookmark. The pages are gold gilded to protect against dust and moisture and the paper used is acid neutral to last generations without discoloring. CONDITION Fine. The books are in excellent condition and appear to have never been read. There are no bookplates, markings, or any other signs of previous ownership. DESCRIPTION The late Samuel Eliot Morison, a former U.S. Navy admiral, was also one of America's premier historians. Combining a first-hand knowledge of the sea and transatlantic travel with a brilliantly readable narrative style, he produced what has become nothing less than the definitive account of the great age of European exploration. In his riveting and richly illustrated saga, Morison offers a comprehensive account of all the known voyages by Europeans to the New World from 500 A.D. to the seventeenth century. Together, the two volumes of The European Discovery of America tell the compelling stories of the many intrepid explorers
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