Historia De La America Central : Desde El Descubrimiento Del Pais Por Los Espanoles (1502) Hasta Su Independencia De La Espana (1821) [History Of Central America, In Two Volumes] Jose Milla Y Vidaurre; Salome Jil

In Spanish. 1937 segunda edicion (second edition), Impreso en la Tipografia Nacional (Guatemala City, Guatemala), two 5 1/8 x 7 1/2 inches tall x 1 1/2 inches thick hardcover volumes, red cloth boards over red leather spines and tips, four raised bands and gilt lettering to spines, blue ribbon marker sewn in, [v.1] 592; [v.2] 516 pp. (1,108 pages total.) Slight soiling, rubbing and edgewear to covers, with a bit of staining to the rear cover of Volume 1. On the bottom of both spines, in gilt letters, the name of the prior owner who had these volumes bound, Murdo J. MacLeod (b. 1935), a Scottish historian of Latin America, who published extensively on the history of colonial-era Central America, the Caribbean, and the Atlantic world. Moderate foxing to page edges. Very slight foxing to front and rear end-matter. Otherwise, apart from moderate age toning, a very good set - clean and unmarked - of this scarce collection. Note that this is a heavy and oversized set, so additional postage will be required for international or priority orders. ~JJJ~ [4.0P] An important history of Central America by Jose Milla y Vidaurre (1822-1882), a notable Guatemalan writer of the 19th century. He was also known by the name Pepe Milla and the pseudonym Salome Jil. Work on this history was begun by Jose Milla, at the instance of the government of Guatemala. The second volume, first published after the death of Milla in 1882, is edited by Antonio Machado.