COLUMBUS: A ROMANCE

Bookseller

John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)

Bookseller's Inventory #

13437

Title

COLUMBUS: A ROMANCE

Author

Sabatini, Rafael

Book Condition

Used - A very good copy, some spotting and soiling to cloth in a very good price clipped dust jacket, with rubbing and light chipping t

Quantity Available

1

Edition

First U.S. edition

Binding

Hardcover

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin Company

Place of Publication

Boston

Date Published

1942

Keywords

Historical Fiction . Film Source

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