HISTORY OF THE CONQUEST OF MEXICO, WITH A PRELIMINARY VIEW OF THE ANCIENT MEXICAN CIVILIZATION, AND THE LIFE OF THE CONQUEROR, HERNANDO CORTES: Three (3) Volume Set
by Prescott, William H
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia, PA: David McKay, Publishers, 1891. Original dark green cloth covers w/ gilt title on spines. Bindings a bit rubbed. Top edges gilt; light foxing to edges of text blocks. Previous owner's name in ink on front blank endpaper of all volumes. Vol. 3 has small tear on front inner hinge. Each volume illustrated w/ a b/w frontispiece.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8348
- Title
- HISTORY OF THE CONQUEST OF MEXICO, WITH A PRELIMINARY VIEW OF THE ANCIENT MEXICAN CIVILIZATION, AND THE LIFE OF THE CONQUEROR, HERNANDO CORTES: Three (3) Volume Set
- Author
- Prescott, William H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Publisher
- David McKay, Publishers
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia, PA
- Date Published
- 1891
- Keywords
- WORLD HISTORY MEXICO CONQUEST 1519 1540 CORTES HERNANDO DE OAXACA HERNAN CORTES DE MONROY Y PIZARRO 1ST FIRST MARQUES DEL VALLE 1485 1547 SPANISH CONQUISTADORS EXPEDITIONS FALL AZTEC EMPIRE NONFICTION GENERAL
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
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About the Seller
Shoemaker Booksellers
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
About Shoemaker Booksellers
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Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
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