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Ally of Cortes
by Fernando de Alva Ixtlilxochitl
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
-
Gleneden Beach, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
El Paso, Texas: Texas Western Press, 1969. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. University of Texas El Paso publication, Account:13 Of the Coming of the Spaniards and the beginning of the evangelical law translated with foreword by Douglass K. Ballentine, 139 pages with a map and some very nice black and white illustrations on mustard yellowBook is near Fine only because previous owner name on first free page, quarter bound with turquoise cloth spine with red/yellow cloth boards, bright gilt titles to spine. tight and square with sharp points, map end papers, Jacket is near Fine, some light wear to lower spine else fine, shows nicely in a new mylar jacket original price intact. Most presentable.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Pacific Coast Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002122
- Title
- Ally of Cortes
- Author
- Fernando de Alva Ixtlilxochitl
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Texas Western Press
- Place of Publication
- El Paso, Texas
- Date Published
- 1969
- Keywords
- Cortes, Mexican History
Terms of Sale
Pacific Coast Books
10 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 10 days after delivery if an item arrives mis-described or damaged.
About the Seller
Pacific Coast Books
Biblio member since 2015
Gleneden Beach, Oregon
About Pacific Coast Books
Pacific Coast Books specializes in quality of books of interest from our store on the Central Oregon Coast. We are proud members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America and have been buying and selling books for almost 20 years. Visit our website at www.Pacifc CoastBooks.net. Please feel free to call or email with any titles you would like to add to your collection. Only a small fraction of our inventory is online. We buy book collections.
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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
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- 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....
- Cloth
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- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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