History of the Conquest of Mexico, with a preliminary view of the Ancient Mexican Civilization, and the Life of the Conqueror, Hernando Cortés

by Mexico, William H. Prescott

$750 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller

First edition

Second edition. Frontispiece portraits, signature facsimile, maps. xxx, 442 ; xvi, 439; xvi, 455 pp. 3 vols. 8vo. Bound in full tan polished calf, gilt spine, t.e.g., by Riviere. Minor rubbing, else fine. Sabin 65262 first edition , BAL 16340 first edition ; Grolier American 100, 51. Hill 1383 First Edition ; Graff 3356. Item #221560 The Conquest of Mexico, beautifully written in a style which Prescott had

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