Title: The True History of the Conquest of Mexico Author: Diaz del Castillo, Bernal Place: London Publisher: Printed for J. Wright Date: 1800 Description: viii, 514 + [1] errata pp. Copper-engraved frontispiece map. (4to) 25.6x20.6 cm (10x8), library's black cloth with early spine label laid on, marbled edges. First Edition in English. Important first-hand account of the conquest of Mexico written by a companion of Cortés, first published in Spanish in 1632, but not appearing in English until the present edition. Diaz del Castillo began the work in 1568, in response to Gomara's 1552 account of the conquest, which he felt gave to much credit to Cortes. Palau 72373; Sabin 19984. With the decorative bookplate of the Bath Public Reference Library. Lot Amendments Condition: Light wear to cloth with some rubbing to extremities, light bumps to corners; some offsetting to endpapers, occasional library blindstamp to top margin of pages, small areas of worming and a bit of dampstaining to map edges, not affecting actual map, darkened area to top margin of some pages, slightly encroaching on top margin of map, scattered light spotting and toning to text block; about very good. Item number: 282809
Title: The True History of the Conquest of Mexico Author: Diaz del Castillo, Bernal Place: London Publisher: Printed for J. Wright Date: 1800 Description: viii, 514 + [1] errata pp. Copper-engraved frontispiece map. (4to) 25.6x20.6 cm (10x8), library's black cloth with early spine label laid on, marbled edges. First Edition in English. Important first-hand account of the conquest of Mexico written by a companion of Cortés, first published in Spanish in 1632, but not appearing in English until the present edition. Diaz del Castillo began the work in 1568, in response to Gomara's 1552 account of the conquest, which he felt gave to much credit to Cortes. Palau 72373; Sabin 19984. With the decorative bookplate of the Bath Public Reference Library. Lot Amendments Condition: Light wear to cloth with some rubbing to extremities, light bumps to corners; some offsetting to endpapers, occasional library blindstamp to top margin of pages, small areas of worming and a bit of dampstaining to map edges, not affecting actual map, darkened area to top margin of some pages, slightly encroaching on top margin of map, scattered light spotting and toning to text block; about very good. Item number: 282809
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