History of the reign of Ferdinand and Isabella, the Catholic, of Spain. Seventh edition, revised

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Seventh edition, revised. Two volumes. Octavo ( 217mm. ) Pp. xxiv, 600 ; xii, 636. Plates [3]. All edges marbled. Both volumes with a tissue guarded engraved frontispiece. Contents clean. Bound in contemporary half calf over marbled paper backed boards, the spines with five raised bands, red and green title and volumes labels. Marbled endpapers, the front pastedown with the armorial bookpate of William and Marian ( ? ). The ' History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabellla . ' was first published in 1837 / 1838. Prescott, William Hickling ( 1796 - 1859 ) was Born in Salem, Massachusetts, USA. He was a historian, and worked on the manuscript of this book for ten years , it was first published in 1838 to much high praise. The Edinburgh Review, April, 1845 notes - ' Mr Prescott has long been honourably known as the author of one of the most valuable historical works in the present age.'. N° de ref. del artículo 000604

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