PARADOXICALLY, IN JOHN STEWART COLLIS'S WORDS, 'THE GREAT DISCOVERER HATED DISCOVERY. HE HAD THE GREATEST OBJECTION TO DISCOVERING ANY CONTINENT EXCEPT ASIA, OR ANY SEA EXCEPT THE INDIAN OCEAN'. TO HIS DYING DAY, COLUMBUS INSISTED THAT HE HAD VINDICATED THE GEOGRAPHICAL WORLD-VIEW OF THE MIDDLE AGES AND DISCOVERED THE EASTERN END OF A SINGLE LAND MASS BY TRAVELLING WEST FROM SPAIN. JOHN STEWART COLLIS IS RENOWNED FOR HIS INIMITABLE STYLE COMBINING HIS UNIQUE GIFTS OF VISIONARY POET AND SCIENTIST. HE SEES CLEARLY THE ...
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PARADOXICALLY, IN JOHN STEWART COLLIS'S WORDS, 'THE GREAT DISCOVERER HATED DISCOVERY. HE HAD THE GREATEST OBJECTION TO DISCOVERING ANY CONTINENT EXCEPT ASIA, OR ANY SEA EXCEPT THE INDIAN OCEAN'. TO HIS DYING DAY, COLUMBUS INSISTED THAT HE HAD VINDICATED THE GEOGRAPHICAL WORLD-VIEW OF THE MIDDLE AGES AND DISCOVERED THE EASTERN END OF A SINGLE LAND MASS BY TRAVELLING WEST FROM SPAIN. JOHN STEWART COLLIS IS RENOWNED FOR HIS INIMITABLE STYLE COMBINING HIS UNIQUE GIFTS OF VISIONARY POET AND SCIENTIST. HE SEES CLEARLY THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MAN AND NATURE; AN ABILITY WHICH MAKES HIM THE IDEAL BIOGRAPHER OF THIS GREAT ADVENTURER TESTING THE THEN STILL SPECULATIVE ROUNDNESS OF THE EARTH. 30/01/89 PROD LAUNCH--6000X65PX$3.99(5000X76P). B FORMAT.208PP.SUB-3000.OFFSET.
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Add this copy of Christopher Columbus to cart. $4.94, very good condition, Sold by Orbiting Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hereford, HEREFORDSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1976 by TBS The Book Service Ltd.
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Very good. Bumped edges. Creased Dust Jacket. Slight Scratches on Dust Jacket. Sun Damage to edge of pages. Appears unread, may have minor damage from transit/storage. Next working day dispatch from the UK (Mon-Fri). Please contact us with any queries.
Add this copy of Christopher Columbus to cart. $13.25, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1977 by Readers Union.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust Jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 350grams, ISBN:
Add this copy of Christopher Columbus to cart. $13.75, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1977 by Readers Union.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust Jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 350grams, ISBN:
Add this copy of Christopher Columbus to cart. $2.53, good condition, Sold by Hay-on-Wye Booksellers rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hereford, UNITED KINGDOM, published by Stein & Day Pub.
Add this copy of Christopher Columbus to cart. $8.48, very good condition, Sold by Reuseabook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester, GLOS, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1976 by Macdonald & J.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine.
Add this copy of Christopher Columbus to cart. $10.63, good condition, Sold by Jenhams rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dundee, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1977 by READERS UNION.
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A hardback volume in Good condition, a little light tanning to page margins, in a Good to Very Good dustjacket. This book is in stock now, in our UK premises. Photos of our books are available on request (the pictures you see on Alibris are NOT our own).
Add this copy of Christopher Columbus to cart. $22.07, very good condition, Sold by Kennys.ie rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Galway, IRELAND, published 1989 by Abacus.
Add this copy of Christopher Columbus to cart. $8.65, good condition, Sold by The Guru Bookshop rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hereford, WALES, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1976 by Macdonald & J.
Add this copy of Christopher Columbus to cart. $20.13, very good condition, Sold by Argosy Book Store rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from New York, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1977 by Stein and Day.
Add this copy of Christopher Columbus to cart. $28.62, good condition, Sold by Midtown Scholar Bookstore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Harrisburg, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1976 by Macdonald and Jane's.
