First published in 1928. 'Something more than an historical document of the first importance...his narrative is so readable that one's interest and admiration are equally divided between the stupendous events he records and the charming revelations of his own character.' Saturday Review. Four eye-witnesses of the discovery and conquest of Mexico by the Spaniards have left written records, but of these the present volume and the letters of Cort???s (Volume 14) are by far the most important.
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First published in 1928. 'Something more than an historical document of the first importance...his narrative is so readable that one's interest and admiration are equally divided between the stupendous events he records and the charming revelations of his own character.' Saturday Review. Four eye-witnesses of the discovery and conquest of Mexico by the Spaniards have left written records, but of these the present volume and the letters of Cort???s (Volume 14) are by far the most important.
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Fair. No dust jacket as issued. Prev. owner's name written on front end page. Pages are lightly tanned with dust along top edges. Cover has darkened with age. Cover art by Hesketh studeo. Some discoloring to spine and back cover. 596 p. Contains: Illustrations and index.
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Farrar, Straus, Cudahy, 1956. Good., Hardcover, Octavo, 454. Text clean. Light cover wear. Several small stains on top edge. No dust jacket. Packed and shipped with care.
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Good. Hardcover Cloth 468 pages. Condition Good NO Dust Jacket. A great reading copy of the Reprint edition 1956. Beautiful worn black boards with silver and green embossing shows off this tight and sound copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Book is worn with stains on front and top edge. Edges have the usual yellowing. Pages are lightly toned with minor signs of wear and/or age. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy. Bernal Diaz del Castillo(1495-1584) served under Cortez through the entire Mexican campaign, and his narrative, one of only four extant firsthand accounts, is both an invaluable historical document and a spectacular epic. He was with Cortez when the latter sank the ships, thus committing the small band of conquistadors irrevocably to the Conquest; he was privy to the counsels of the leaders and was at hand when Montezuma was made a prisoner in his own palace. Bernal fought in over a hundred battles and skirmishes against an enemy who made living sacrifices of their prisoners. These things he saw and recorded in a bold blunt voice whose immediacy, in Maudslay's classic translation, reaches across the centuries to invite readers to witness for themselves the horrors and wonders of the initial, apocalyptic clash between two great civilizations. 468 pp.
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Very Good. Very good minus: Book shows slight staining/fading of panels/spine, bumping of panel corners/spine ends. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
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Very Good in Good jacket. Book club edition. 478pp. Owner's decorative bookplate on front pastedown, small stain on bottom page corners, very good in a good only foxed dustwrapper with nicks and tears along the extremities.