Published by Grossman Publishers, New York, 1971
ISBN 10: 0670368989 ISBN 13: 9780670368983
Seller: Inkberry Books, Niwot, CO, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. 1st ed. lxvii, 565 pages illustrations, maps, plans, genealogical table 24 cm. Dust jacket in protective Brodart cover. An Orion Press book.' Includes endpaper maps. Includes half title page. Includes bibliographical references and index. Box B18. ; [1st ed.] ; 1st printing.
Published by Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 1987
ISBN 10: 0300037244 ISBN 13: 9780300037241
Seller: Blind-Horse-Books (ABAA-FABA-IOBA), DeLand, FL, U.S.A.
First Edition
Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition, First Printing. No Flaws or Blemishes but minimal shelf handling; Still Gift Quality. 9.5 inches tall; 563 pages followed by a two-page map. Index; Chapter notes and Bibliography; a few illustrations. 'The definitive edition [of the letters] in any language. . . . The book is a 'must' for all those who are seriously interested in this traumatic clash of civilizations and the consequences, both for good and ill, which ensued.' [C. R. Boxer, English Historical Review] Hernán Cortés's Cartas de Relacíon, written over a seven-year period to Charles V of Spain, provide an extraordinary narrative account of the conquest of Mexico from the founding of the coastal town of Veracruz until Cortés's journey to Honduras in 1525. Pagden's English translation has been prepared from a close examination of the earliest surviving manuscript and of the first printed editions, and he also provides a new introduction offering a bold and innovative interpretation of the nature of the conquest and Cortes's involvement in it. J. H. Elliot's introductory essay explains Cortes's conflicts with the Crown and with Diego Velazquez, the governor of Cuba. Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket.