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HISTORY OF THE CONQUEST OF MEXICO, with a Preliminary View of the Ancient Mexican Civilization, and the life of the Conqueror, Hernando Cortes
by Prescott, William H
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No jacket as issued
- Seller
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Rougemont, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1851. Eighth. Hardcover. Very Good/No jacket as issued. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A Very Good set. 3 volumes. 4to. xvi, 488; xviii, 480; xvii, 524 pp., illustrated with engraved portrait frontispieces, maps, and plates. Bound in tooled cloth, with titles in gilt on spine. Cloth on spines chipped, particularly the first and third volumes. Many signatures uncut. Only defect is the cloth chipping on the spines, else a near fine set.
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- Bookseller
- Frey Fine Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000029
- Title
- HISTORY OF THE CONQUEST OF MEXICO, with a Preliminary View of the Ancient Mexican Civilization, and the life of the Conqueror, Hernando Cortes
- Author
- Prescott, William H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No jacket as issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Eighth
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1851
- Keywords
- Prescott, Aztec, Mayan, COnquistador, Spanish history, Age of exploration
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Frey Fine Books
Biblio member since 2019
Rougemont, North Carolina
About Frey Fine Books
Antiquarian bookseller, with over 15 years experience.
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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