HISTORY OF THE CONQUEST OF MEXICO
by Prescott, William H
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1843. Three volumes. Two double-page maps and a facsimile of Cortés' signature. Half titles. Portraits. Folding maps. Original publisher's cloth. Some minor foxing, wear to extremities, slight chipping at head and toe of spine. Overall a very good set. The first American edition, second (corrected) printing, of Prescott's classic work. In his first contract outside his home city of Boston, Prescott negotiated the publication in New York of 5000 copies of this work. It was published one volume at a time between December 6th and 21st, just a few months after the first edition in London. BAL 16340. GROLIER AMERICAN 100, 51. HILL 1383. SABIN 65262.
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Details
- Bookseller
- William Reese Company (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- WRCAM5727
- Title
- HISTORY OF THE CONQUEST OF MEXICO
- Author
- Prescott, William H
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harper and Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1843
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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William Reese Company
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New Haven, Connecticut
About William Reese Company
Since 1975, William Reese Company has served a large international clientele of collectors and private and public institutions in the acquisition of rare books and manuscripts and in collection development.
With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
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- Publisher's cloth
- A hardcover book comprised of cloth over hard pasteboard boards. ...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- 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...
- 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....
- BAL
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- 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...