8. BANCROFT, H. H. History of Mexico. San
Francisco, 1883. 6 vols., complete, original tree sheep,
spines extra gilt with raised bands, burgundy, blue, and
black spine labels, inner gilt dentelles, a.e.g. An
exceptionally fine set, with ownership spine label of
Samuel Haas.
First
edition. Griffin 993: "Despite passage of time, this
monumental work continues to serve as an important
reference work and a gold mine of bibliographic
information. It can serve as a point of departure for
virtually any topic in Mexican history." Larned 3927. Palau
32185.
($250-500)