1st Printing. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. pp. 407. Edge and corner wear; lightly

1st Printing. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. pp. 407. Edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is lightly creased; some shelf wear; ex-library with the usual library markings; overall a nice used copy! Very very rare and hard to find title! Full-color illustrated wrapper with black and gold lettering. Extremely scarce and out-of-print FIRST EDITION! 407 informative and historical pages! "Successive Spanish monarchs poured money and men into their New World possessions long after it was determined that there was no mineral wealth to be exploited. The Atlantic Seaboard along the eastern shores of the present-day United States was one such case. Spanish monarchs made continuing attempts beginning in 1513 to establish settlements in what are now the present-day states of Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. Santa Elena, the third book in the Spanish Pioneer Series, opens a window into the untold history of the early beginnings of the United States of America........"