The Fair God; or, The Last of the 'Tzins. A Tale of the Conquest of Mexico.
by Wallace, Lew
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- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
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About This Item
Boston, MA: James R. Osgood and Company, 1873 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Octavo. 8vo. xiv, 586 (2) pp. First Edition,1873. Penciled name blank page. 1/2" closed tear to cloth top edge spine with some additional minor edge wear to top and bottom spine edge and front fore-edge corner tips, and Lightly age-toned bottom and fore- text block, and some foxing on fre-edge margins. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 5" x 7.75". Green cloth with stamped borders, gilt device to front board, gilt lettering to spine, and brown top text block edge. "In 1843, Wallace began writing his first novel, The Fair God, but it was not published until 1873. The popular historical novel, with Cortez's conquest of Mexico as its central theme, was based on William H. Prescott's History of the Conquest of Mexico. Wallace's book sold seven thousand copies in its first year. Its sales continued to rise after Wallace's reputation as an author was established with the publication of subsequent novels.".
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- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006274
- Title
- The Fair God; or, The Last of the 'Tzins. A Tale of the Conquest of Mexico.
- Author
- Wallace, Lew
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- James R. Osgood and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston, MA
- Date Published
- 1873
- Keywords
- LITERATURE AMERICAN 19TH-CENTURY WRITERS HISTORICAL NOVELS FICTION CORTEZ CONQUEST OF MEXICO
- Bookseller catalogs
- LITERATURE;
- Size
- Octavo
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