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Prescott's Conquest of Mexico 1844

Title: History of the Conquest of Mexico, with a Preliminary View of the Ancient Mexican Civilization, and the Life of the Conqueror, Hernando Cortés
Author: Prescott, William H.
Description: 3 volumes. xxx, 442; xvi, 439; xvi, 455 pp. Illustrated with 3 engraved frontispieces, 2 folding maps and facsimile autograph plate. (8vo) 8½x5½, later half calf and cloth, spine lettered in gilt, top edges gilt. Second Edition.Prescott's masterpiece, which is often regarded as the finest historical work of the nineteenth century. Sabin 65263.
Heading: Place Published: London
Publisher: Richard Bentley
Date Published: 1844