- Seller Inventory #: 6290
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: VG+/NONE
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
- Place: New York
- Date published: 1970
- Keywords: 6915584 LOC, Hammond Innes, Non-fiction, History, World History, Conquistadors, Spain, Spanish History, Spanish Civilization
New York: Alfred A. Knopf. VG+/NONE. 1970. Hardcover. 41, 49. 6915584 LOC . Book is bound in red cloth with gilt printing and gilt illustration on the front board. It is clean, straight & tight with bumping of spine ends, light rubbing to spine and a few small areas of light soil on binding. The interior is clean and without marks or tears. Endpapers are illustrated. Divided into four parts: Ferdinand & Isabella; Cortes; Pizarro; and The Aftermath. ; Color Illustrations; 10 x 7.5 inches; 336 pages .
rubbing : Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually
used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
LOC : Library of Congress
spine : The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf. Also known as the back.
bumping : Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light bending.
tight : Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
gilt : The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book. The edges of the text block, or an inlay in the front cover of the boards, for example.
endpapers : The first and last two pages (verso and recto) from the front and back of a book.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
