History of the Conquest of Mexico, with a Preliminary View of the Ancient Mexican Civilization, and the Life of the Conqueror Hernando Cortez

Philadelphia,: J. B. Lippincott & Co, 1867. Hardcover. Very Good. Philadelphia,: J. B. Lippincott & Co, 1867. 8vo. xxvi, 438pp.; xx, 480pp.; xxi,524pp. Three volume set. Quarter bound in contemporary leather with matching corners. Marbled boards. Minor wear to covers, spines and joints. Five raised bands, six compartments. Small gilt flourishes to compartments and gilt trim to raised bands. Red spine label with title, black spine label with author and volume information. Ex-library book plate, stamps and markings. All edges marbled. Marbled end pages. Tight binding; good boards. Interior pages are clean, unmarked and in great condition. Frontis portraits with protective tissues in each volume. Volume I: Hernando Cortes, Volume II: Montezuma, Volume III: Hernan Cortes. Volumes one and two also include fold-out maps.<br><br> Prescott wrote several works on Spanish History, including the History of Ferdinand and Isabella. Due to the lack of information about the subject, he wrote the History of Mexico almost entirely relying on primary sources. In this work he also covers the life of Spanish Conquistador, Hernando (aka Fernando) Cortez, who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of mainland Mexico under the rule of the King of Castile in the early 16th century.<br><br> A beautiful collection fit for the library of any Historian Latin American. Please feel free to view our pictures. Ships daily.