HISTORY OF THE CONQUEST OF MEXICO WITH A PRELIMINARY VIEW OF THE ANCIENT MEXICAN CIVILIZATION AND THE LIFE OF THE CONQUEROR, HERNANDO CORTES
London, England: Bickers & Son, 1892. New and Revised Edition. Leather-bound. Octavo, 9 in. x 5.8 in., pp. xxiv, 713. Full calf with gilt frame and school's motto and emblem in gilt to front. Gilt title on black panel, and five raised bands, to spine; gilt decoration in spine panels. Marbled edges. Light rubbing to extremities; chips to base of spine. Marbled endpapers. Full page bookplate announcing that Grocers' Company's Schools (whose emblem is on the front board) presents this book to a student for excellence in a mathematics class. Light age-toning, but leaves are supple and spine and hinges tight. A handsome copy. Very Good. Item #88363
William H. Prescott (1796 - 1859) was an American historian, best known for his History of the Conquest of Mexico, 3 vol. (1843), and his History of the Conquest of Peru, 2 vol. (1847). He has been called America’s first scientific historian.
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