Aztec - first US edition

by Gary Jennings

The author's first novel. The story of the fall of the Aztec nation as told by Mixtli - Dark Cloud. The son of a provincial quarrier, Mixtli rises far above his station to first become a scribe, then warrior, a traveling merchant. His courage and resourcefulness earn him a knighthood and, eventually, elevation to royalty. At the pinnacle of his career and of the Aztecs' greatness, he is commisioned to be Motecuzoma's first emissary to the white strangers who have landed on the eastern shores ... Hernan Cortes and his Conquistadors. 

Book has blue boards with black quarter cloth spine; the title is printed in silver on the spine. Book is in very good condition; previous owner's name and library stamp; 

Jacket is in very good condition, price intact at $15.95; wear at folds, minor closed tears; looks ok in mylar.