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The Buried Mirror: Reflections on Spain and the New World
by Fuentes, Carlos
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0395479789
- ISBN 13
- 9780395479780
- Seller
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1992 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Quarto. Quarto, 399 (1) pp. First Edition, 1992. Not Price Clipped. 1/2" square chip to bottom edge front panel dj with only the lightest additional wear, else, Pristine. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 7.5" x 10.25". Red half-cloth with black paper-covered boards, gilt lettering to spine, and illustrated endpapers. Illustrated dj in acetate protector. "An exploration of Spanish culture in Spain and the Americas traces the social, political, and economic forces that created that culture, taking a fresh look at the events of 1492 and setting them in the context of Spain's own multicultural roots.".
Synopsis
As the Los Angeles Times said: "Drawing expertly on five centuries of the cultural history of Europe and the Americas, Fuentes seeks to capture the spirit of the new, vibrant, and enduring civilization [in the New World] that began in Spain." Fuentes's singular success in this remarkable endeavor has made the book a classic in its field. (A Mariner Reissue).
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Details
- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006561
- Title
- The Buried Mirror: Reflections on Spain and the New World
- Author
- Fuentes, Carlos
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0395479789
- ISBN 13
- 9780395479780
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1992
- Keywords
- HISTORY CIVILIZATION SPAIN AMERICAN COLONIES 1516-1700
- Bookseller catalogs
- HISTORY;
- Size
- Quarto
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About the Seller
West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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Ann Arbor, Michigan
About West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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- Price Clipped
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- Spine
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- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Gilt
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- Fine
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.