9780241897478 - Eagle and the Serpent: Spanish and American Invasions of Mexico, 1519 and 1846 von Selby, John (6 Ergebnisse)

1st ed. A tidy copy in tight binding Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG price-clipped dust jacket Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG price-clipped dust jacket.

Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,600grams, ISBN:0241897475.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Leichte Rillen / Abschürfungen / Risse / Knicke. 1978, Hardcover with dust Jacket, 163 pages.

1st edition. 8vo. xxi + 163pp. B/w. illustrations, maps. Bookplate to front f.e.p. ORiginal boards. Slightly rubbed pictorial orange d/w. with black lettering to faded spine. ISBN 0241897475 US$9.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. First Edition. Hardback. First Edition. The Eagle and the Serpent. Sunned spine to D/J. Based on solid research and mammoth tours of the areas concerned, an impelling picture is painted not only of pre-columbian Mexico and the subsequent Mexico created by the Spaniards, but also of the independent republic of American settlers in texas and California and the machinations of President Polk, half of Mexico was seized and the states of Texas and California, along with New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Nevada and part of Colorado, Kansas and Oklaha were added to the United States. In the telling of the story there is conveyed with startling immediacy the dramatic moments of Mexican history: the ordeal of Moctezuma, the Noche Triste of Cortes, the miracle of the Virgin of Guadaluope, Hidalgo's Revolt, the Alamo, the decisive battle of San Jaciento, the Bear Flag Revolt, and finally the defeat of Santa Anna and American occupation of Mexico City in 1847 which so closely parallels the seizure of the capital by Cortes and his men three centuries before. Illustrated. 163 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.).

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: good. Cloth/dust jacket Octavo. black cloth, gilt lettering, dust jacket, 163 pp dj worn on the edges Standard shipping (no tracking or insurance) / Priority (with tracking) / Custom quote for large or heavy orders.