PRACTICE ESSAY ON THE LIFE OF CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS FROM 1903.

Thacher, John Boyd. Christopher Columbus (I-III); his Life His Work His Remains. as Revealed by Original Printed and Manuscript Records together with an Essay on Peter Martyr of Anghera and Bartholome' de la Casas the First Historians of America. G. P. Putnam's Sons, The Knickerbocker Press, New York, 1903-1904. Three 4th volumes in the publisher's half vellum binding with gilt text and decoration on the spines and a gilt coat of arms on the covers. Upper gold section, otherwise uncut. Illustrated, among others. a. with facsimiles of letters, maps and other documents. In the first part, a reproduction of an engraved portrait representing Columbus. Frontespis X, 670 p. + Colored front. , VI, 699 p. + Front. , VIII, 775 p.