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The catalogue of shipwrecked books : Christopher Columbus, his son, and the quest to build the world's greatest library Cover Image Book

The catalogue of shipwrecked books : Christopher Columbus, his son, and the quest to build the world's greatest library / Edward Wilson-Lee.

Catalog of shipwrecked books (other title)
Wilson-Lee, Edward, (author.).

Summary:

An account of the quest by Christopher Columbus's illegitimate son, Hernando, to create a multicultural library details his world travels to collect thousands of books.

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  • ISBN: 9781982111397
  • Physical Description: pages cm
  • Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2019.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Subject: Colón, Fernando, 1488-1539.
Biblioteca Colombina.
Book collectors > Spain > Biography.
Historians > Spain > Biography.
Bibliographers > Spain > Biography.
Geographers > Spain > Biography.
Book collecting > Spain > Biography.
Genre: Biographies.

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  • 29 of 29 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 2 of 2 copies available at McDowell County Public Library.

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Marion Library BIO COL (Text) 37810435750145 Adult Biography Available -
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