Displaying 1 of 1 2019 Format: Book Author: Wilson-Lee, Edward, author. Title: The catalogue of shipwrecked books : Christopher Columbus, his son, and the quest to build the world's greatest library / Edward Wilson-Lee. Other Title: Cataloge of shipwrecked books Christopher Columbus, his son, and the quest to build the world's greatest library Edition: First Scribner hardcover edition. Publisher, Date: New York : Scribner, 2019. ©2019 Description: xi, 401 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps, portraits, facsimiles ; 24 cm Summary: In this illuminating and brilliantly researched biography, Edward Wilson-Lee tells an enthralling story of the life and times of the first genius of the print age, Hernando Colón, a tale with striking lessons for our own modern experiences of information revolution and globalization. -- adapted from Amazon description. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-375) and index. Subjects: Colón, Fernando, 1488-1539. Biblioteca Colombina. Book collectors -- Spain -- Biography. Historians -- Spain -- Biography. Bibliographers -- Spain -- Biography. Geographers -- Spain -- Biography. Genre: Biographies. ISBN: 9781982111397 1982111399 Control Number: 1770657 Local Availability (physical copies):32 (of 32) System Availability (physical copies):32 (of 32) Place Request Add to My List Share Expand All | Collapse All Map It Large Cover Image Availability MARC Record Displaying 1 of 1
