The life and voyages of Americus Vespucius; (from whom America derived its name.) : with illustrations concerning the navigator and the discovery of the New World. / by C. Edwards Lester ... and Andrew Foster, Esq.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lester, C. Edwards (Charles Edwards), 1815-1890.

Contributor:

Foster, Andrew.

Mansfield, H. (Horace), 1808-1894, publisher.

Canvassing and Sample Book Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

American Subscription Publishing Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vespucci, Amerigo, 1451-1512.

Vespucci, Amerigo.

America--Discovery and exploration--Spanish.

America.

Discoveries in geography.

Dummies (Bookselling)--Specimens.

Dummies (Bookselling).

Booksellers and bookselling--Colportage, subscription trade, etc.

Booksellers and bookselling.

Bookbinding--Specimens.

Bookbinding.

Genre:

Specimens.

Penn Provenance:

Zinman, Michael (donor) (Canvassing Collection copy)

Physical Description:

1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations ; 22 cm

Edition:

[Canvassing book].

Place of Publication:

New Haven : H. Mansfield, Publisher, [before 1849].

Notes:

Canvassing book consisting of specimen leaves and illustrations; subscription order leaves.

Binding: cloth binding; front cover stamped in blind and gilt.

Copyright H. Mansfield.

Not in Arbour.

"The bearer of this Prospectus is fully authorized to sell this work by subscription, according to the conditions" signed in type by publisher on verso of second leaf.

Fold-out of "Genealogical Tree of the Vespucci Family" lithographed by Sarony & Major of New York.

Colored lithographed plate of "Discovery of American Continent by Americus" by Sarony & Major.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

Zinman 878.5 has 28 p. of Ms. poetry, of which two are signed and dated 1849 by "Nora."

OCLC:

916598513