History of the conquest of Mexico,. with a preliminary view of the ancient Mexican civilization, and the life of the conqueror, Hernando Cortes.
William Hickling Prescott (1796-1859)
Category
Books
Date
1878
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Greys Court, Oxfordshire
NT 3200091
Summary
Bibliographic description
xxiv,713,[1]p.. facsim.., map. 8vo. Provenance: Front pastedown bears a bookplate "Cheltenham College Military and Civil department 1.A. Class. Upper. French Prize presented by the council to J. Brunner. E.A.A. Spencer head master. H. Kynaston Principal. Dec. MDCCCLXXXII". Binding: Full calf; gold armorial device and gold fillet on front; gold fillet on back; 5 raised bands, gold tooling and green label with gold lettering on spine, edges and endpapers marbled.
Makers and roles
William Hickling Prescott (1796-1859) John Foster Kirk (1824-1904)