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Paris: A. & W. Galignani, 1844. First Continental edition. Second issue (? -see note below). Three octavo volumes (21cm). Contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards; xxiv,[1]-308; xiv,[1]-305; xiv,[1]-341pp; 2 folding maps. 3 vols. Very Good, in a well-preserved contemporary binding with some mild abrasions to leather spines and conspicuous but not catastrophic wear to board edges. Text in English. Ownership signature to each volume of a C.W. Orne (possibly Charles W. Orne, American consular agent to China in the 1850s). Uncommon edition of Prescott's popular history, which had first appeared in London a year earlier. The current edition, issued over the imprint of the Paris English-language bookselling firm of Galignani, appears identical in format with the Baudry printing of the same year, matching in pagination and utilizing the same maps engraved by Bentley for the London edition, but with a different title page. As both firms (Galignani and Baudry) were in the business of pirating the work… Read More

Paris: Baudry's European Library, No. 3, Quai Malaquais, 1844. First French edition. From Baudry's Collection of ancient and western British Authors Nos. 395 to397. Frontispiece portraits, signature facsimile, 2 folding maps. 3 vols. 8vo. Bound in contemporary quarter morocco and boards. Some foxing, Very good. Bookplates of James Torr Harmer. First French edition. From Baudry's Collection of ancient and western British Authors Nos. 395 to397. Frontispiece portraits, signature facsimile, 2 folding maps. 3 vols. 8vo. Sabin 65262

London: Ricahrd Bentley, New Burlington Street, 1844. Second edition. Frontispiece portraits, signature facsimile, maps. xxx, 442 ; xvi, 439; xvi, 455 pp. 3 vols. 8vo. Bound in full tan polished calf, gilt spine, t.e.g., by Riviere. Minor rubbing, else fine. Second edition. Frontispiece portraits, signature facsimile, maps. xxx, 442 ; xvi, 439; xvi, 455 pp. 3 vols. 8vo. The Conquest of Mexico, beautifully written in a style which Prescott had labored for years to perfect, and based on the most searching inquiry into the original sources, set a new standard for the narrative type of history." - Grolier One Hundred. Sabin 65262 (first edition), BAL 16340 (first edition); Grolier American 100, 51. Hill 1383 (First Edition); Graff 3356