History of the conquest of Mexico, with a preliminary view of the ancient Mexican civilization, and the life of the conqueror, Hernando Cortez. by Prescott, William H - 1848

Philadelphia: David McKay, Publisher Ex-Library. Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. G/N, used, hc, 3 separate volumes, rebound in library binding. Interiors clean, bindings are tight. The title page seems not to have been bound in in volume 1 but is present in the other two volumes. No card pockets in any of the volumes but the ffep has been torn out and I presume that was the page with the pockets..

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co, 1861. Hardcover. Very Good. Volume two only! Hardcover with brown cloth boards, 1861, octavo, 480pp., sparsely illustrated with a b&w map. Book VG with spine ends worn away, edgewear, rubbing, rear outer gutter cracked, binding tight, text clean and unmarked with some toning throughout. No DJ, but in protective mylar wrap.

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co, 1861. Hardcover. Very Good. Volume three only! Hardcover with brown cloth boards, 1861, octavo, 524pp., sparsely illustrated with a b&w map. Book VG with spine ends worn away, edgewear, rubbing, rear outer gutter cracked, binding tight, text clean and unmarked with some toning throughout. No DJ, but in protective mylar wrap.

Frontis port engravings of Cortez in vol.I & III, frontis of Montezuma Vol.II. Maps

J B Lippincott , 1864-1865 . Hardback. . 3 matched volumes half calf with 5 raised bands and gilt decoration in compartments to spine. marbled boards, endpapers and page edges. Frontispiece in each volume. The picture on this listing page is of the actual books for sale. Good+ hardbacks (edgewear, scuffed to extremities, pages lightly age-toned but generally clean, bright and tight). Each volume has the bookplate of Park Benjamin on pastedown.

London: G. Routledge & Co, 1854. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo (4 x 6.5"). Contemporary calf binding. Title in gilt on spine. Inner edges dentelle. Marbled edges and endpapers. In two volumes. Volume I: xix, 395 p.p. Sporadic foxing. Spotted stains on front and rear boards. Top left corner of rear board slightly bumped. Light rubbing to edges, extremities. Volume II: xi, 424 p.p., plus 8 p.p. ads. Circular stain on top left corner of board to spine with small spotted stains, and light scratches on rear board. Small dent to bottom edge of front board. Overall in very good condition.

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… Read More