History of the Conquest of Mexico [Volumes 1, 2]
by Prescott, William H.; Kirk, John Foster (editor)
- Used
- Very Good
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Elzevir Society, 1900. Leather Binding. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Volumes 1 & 2 of this work (not complete).. Copy #35 of only 100 numbered copies of the Edition De Luxe. Attractively bound in 3/4 brown morocco over marbled boards, spines with raised bands and gilt floral tooling within decorative compartments, top edges gilt, marbled endpapers (spines faded to a rich and lustrous brown). Spines read: 'Prescott's Works' at top.
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- Bookseller
- Arundel Books of Seattle (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005516598
- Title
- History of the Conquest of Mexico [Volumes 1, 2]
- Author
- Prescott, William H.; Kirk, John Foster (editor)
- Format/Binding
- Leather Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Elzevir Society
- Date Published
- 1900
- Keywords
- Biography History Mexico Latin America, , , , , , , ,
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Marbled boards
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...