{"product_id":"life-and-letters-of-vasco-nunez-de-balboa-charles-l-g-anderson-1st-ed","title":"Life and Letters of Vasco Núñez de Balboa, Charles L. G. Anderson — 1st Ed","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication\u003c\/b\u003e New York, Fleming H. Revell Company, 1941\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormatting\u003c\/b\u003e 8vo, pp. 368.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/b\u003e Very Good. The original red cloth boards remain tight and structurally sound, exhibiting only minor white scuff marks to the front board and light shelf-wear to the extremities. The text block features deckled edges displaying standard age-toning and faint scattered foxing, but internally, the pages are clean, bright, and free from any notable blemishes. The original dust jacket, which remains unclipped and retains the publisher's price, shows slight rubbing to the edges and minor chipping at the spine head, yet it stands as a notably vibrant and complete example for a jacket of this vintage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatalogue Note\u003c\/b\u003e First Edition. This volume is an illustrated biography featuring an introduction by Dr. Ricardo J. Alfaro, Ex-President of the Republic of Panama.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal 1941 printings of Anderson’s text are scarce on the open market, and they are particularly difficult to source with their original dust jackets surviving in such highly presentable, intact condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis ambitious and well-researched biography details the thrilling and ultimately tragic life of Vasco Núñez de Balboa, the intrepid Spanish explorer who first reached the Pacific Ocean from the New World. Drawing extensively from original Spanish documents and letters, Dr. Charles L. G. Anderson presents a vivid narrative of Balboa’s bold exploits, his leadership through the conquest and settlement of Darien and Panama, and the political treachery that led to his execution at Acla. It stands as an essential and highly engaging text for students of colonial history and those fascinated by the early sagas of European exploration in the Americas.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54967725916499,"sku":"5486","price":48.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260911_200409.jpg?v=1789635799","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/life-and-letters-of-vasco-nunez-de-balboa-charles-l-g-anderson-1st-ed","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}