New York: Burt Franklin, 1970. Hardcover. 12mo. Tan cloth with gilt spine lettering. viii, 269pp. Frontispiece. Near fine. A tight and lovely copy of this facsimile reprint of the uncommon 1953 first edition, entirely in Spanish, covering mainly rare 16th century imprints concerning the explorations into Mexico of this Spanish Conquistador (1485-1547).

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Bookseller: Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 44918
Title: Bibliografia de Hernan Cortes
Author: VALLE, Rafael Heliodoro
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
ISBN 10: 0833736108
ISBN 13: 9780833736109
Publisher: Burt Franklin
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1970
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12mo: A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Reprint: Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
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....
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...
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...
Facsimile: An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...