Bidspirit auction | A Group of Four Volumes:

A Group of Four Volumes: History of the Conquest of Mexico by William H. Prescott, J. B. Lippincott & Co., New Popular Ed., circa 1873 - A group of four volumes of William H. Prescott's 'History of the Conquest of Mexico, with a Preliminary View of the Ancient Mexican Civilization, and the Life of the Conqueror, Hernando Cortés, ' published by J. B. Lippincott & Co., Philadelphia, New Popular Edition, circa 1873. The lot comprises Volume I, Volume II, and two copies of Volume III. Each volume is bound in green cloth with gilt lettering and decorative tooling on the spines, featuring a crest with an eagle and the motto ”DROIT ET AVANT”. Interior copyright pages indicate dates ranging from 1843 to 1873. A handwritten inscription within one volume is dated ”August 15th, 1886.” Height: 7.5 inches