Cartas de Relacion
by Cortes, Hernan (Cortez)
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Van Nuys, California, United States
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About This Item
Editorial Porrua, Mexico, 1983; 8vo, 331 pages plus a 12-page publisher’s catalogue at the back; cloth covered boards; black titles. The correspondence of Hernan Cortes, in which he describes his thoughts, actions, and experiences while actively engaged in the Conquest of Mexico. First published in Seville in 1522. Issued by Editorial Porrua as part of the "Sepan Cuantos" line, and hard bound by the publisher in buff-colored boards. Two in-text fold out maps. Text in Spanish. Twenty-three page explanatory preface by distinguished academic Manuel Alcala of the Academia Mexicana de la Lengua. Very Good Plus, clean, crisp, bright, corners sharp, binding tight, sound, and square. No ownership signatures or any other markings of any kind.
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- Bookseller
- AARDWOLF Fine Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6005
- Title
- Cartas de Relacion
- Author
- Cortes, Hernan (Cortez)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Editorial Porrua
- Place of Publication
- Mexico,
- Date Published
- 1983
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Mexico, History, Hernan Cortes, Cortez, Mexican Conquest, Conquistadors, Spain, Explorers, Aztecs, Manuel Alcala, Correspondence
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel and Exploration;
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