Solis Townsend Translator (3 results)

First 8vo edition. 2 vols. Folding frontispiece portrait, eight folding maps and plates. 8vo. Uniform contemporary marbled calf, gilt spines, marbled edges, worn and upper outer joint volume one split. Light browning, pp. 419 torn without loss, several defects to a few plates, including a few tears (one large) all with no loss, one plate trimmed slightly inside plate mark, last few pages of volume two with marginal wormhole. Bookplate of William Frere upper pastedowns, both volumes. [vi], x, 479; xii, 475, [i]pp. London, Printed for John Osborn.…

First English edition. In five books, bound as one. Frontispiece portrait, six folding plates and two maps, one of which is folding. Folio. Contemporary blind panelled calf, rubbed, one plate with small tear without loss. One bookplate to upper pastedown, another to ffep. Very good. (xviii, including List of Subscribers), 163, 252 (including Books 2-4), 152pp. London, T. Woodward. …

First English edition. In five books, bound as one, with separate title pages. Seven plates, including frontispiece portrait of Cortes (one double page, four extending) and two maps. Folio. Contemporary blind panelled calf, rubbed, with both outer joints split. Chipped title label laid in. Interior excellent. (xviii, including List of Subscribers), 163, 252 (including Books 2-4), 152pp. London, T. Woodward.…