Samuel Eliot Morison. First edition. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1942. Missing dust jacket. Hardcover is in Very Good+ condition. No writing or markings found in the book, 680 pp. Has an ex-Libris sticker on title page. This is the single volume issue. Pull-out map is in excellent shape.
Morison's motivation is expressed in the preface: "...this book arose out of a desire to know exactly where Columbus sailed on his Four Voyages, and what sort of a seaman he was. No previous work on the Discoverer of America answers these questions in a manner to satisfy even an amateur seafarer."
A detailed work of the Life of Columbus by one of the great maritime historians. Considered a scarce edition. This is not a BCE, this is a true First Edition of this work. RARE. There is also a two volume set published around the same time as this one.
