xii, 431 pp. 7½x4½, bound in late nineteenth century half blue-black calf and brown cloth, spine lettered in gilt, gilt-tooled raised bands, marbled endpapers. First Collected Edition of all three dispatches, in English.
"First appearance of the three collected dispatches in English, being a translation from Lorenzana, including a portion of his notes...The second letter, translated from Flavigny, by Mr. Alsop, appeared in the 'Portfolio,' a magazine published in Philadelphia, 1817-18. 'The Pleasant Historie of the Conquest of the West India,' etc., translated by T[homas] N[ichols] London, 1596, is from Gomara. The accounts of Harris, Kerr, Pinkerton, etc., are from Herrera, De Solis, and Bernal Diaz" - Sabin 16964.
Condition:
Rubbing, edge wear; occasional foxing and toning, previous owner's signatures on the title page; still a very good and sturdy copy.