HARDBACK "RARELY AVAILABLE OUTSIDE THE US," SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition:1st. * Impression: 1st . 1,500 Copies.* Date of Publication: 1994 * Publisher: The * Binding and cover condition: Plum coloured cloth, Gilt title to spine and face. No bumps or rubs, no visible faults. Very lightly read. FINE* Jacket condition: Colour illustration to jacket, price clipped, Shelf price of $24.00. Minimal shelf wear to top edge and to head of spine. VG++* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Coloured end-papers. Clean, crisp, tight and bright with no reading wear, no marks to text, Authors? dedication to Graham and Chris on f.e.p, no visible faults. VG++* Illustrations: None.* Pages: 287 pp. text. iii pp. Blank at rear.* Description: More than a wife?s reflection and an historical narrative, this tale is a sharp commentary on exploits that changed the world forever from the woman who was there, seeing and recording what no-one else saw. It is also a tale of marriage and mistresses, intrigues and lies, loves and lovers; a version significantly different than that of Columbus, who neglected to mention the importance of his marriage to his dreams, his success, and the source of his inspiration.* A NEAR FINE Author Signed copy with NO MAJOR FAULTS.* 1994-01-01.

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Title

The Discoveries of Mrs. Christopher Columbus: His Wife's Version: A Novel

Publisher

Permanent Press

Publication Date

1994

Language

English

ISBN 10

1877946486

ISBN 13

9781877946486

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

y First Edition

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VG++/F/VG++

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A fictional account of Christopher Columbus' first voyage to the New World is related from the viewpoint of his wife, Felipa Moniz e Perestrello

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