1859 Chronicle Conquest of Granada Washington Irving G.P. Putnam Antique Book

Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada, From the MSS. of Fray Antonio Agapida by Washington Irving. Published in New York by G. P. Putnam, 506 Broadway, in 1859.

An original mid-19th-century edition of Washington Irving's history of the conquest of Granada and the final campaigns of Christian Spain against the Moorish Kingdom of Granada.

Features an engraved portrait of Queen Isabella of Castile and the original period cloth binding.

Condition: Antique condition with significant age-related wear. Heavy foxing/spotting is present throughout, including the title page and frontispiece. Covers and edges show considerable wear, and the binding shows age and use. Please review all photographs carefully for the exact condition. Sold as pictured.

A characterful 167-year-old volume with appeal for collectors of Washington Irving, early American publishing, Spanish history, the Reconquista, and 19th-century antiquarian books.

Publication: G. P. Putnam, New York

Date: 1859

Author: Washington Irving

Subject: Granada / Spanish History / Reconquista