History of the Conquest of Mexico ; History of the Conquest of Peru. by Prescott, William H. (William Hickling) 1796-1859. [design, Sara Eisenmann] - 1980

New York : The Modern Library, c1980, 1980. Very Good. ISBN:0394604717 ; red cloth in nicked dustjacket with price blackened ; Contents: Introduction : view of the Aztec civilization -- Discovery of Mexico -- March to Mexico -- Residence in Mexico -- Expulsion from Mexico -- Siege and surrender of Mexico -- Conlusion: subsequeent career of Cortes -- View of the civilization of the Incas -- Francisco Pizzaro -- The famous contract -- Indignation of the governor -- Conquest of Peru -- Pizzaro's reception at court -- The Spaniards land at Tumbez -- Severe passage of the Andes -- Desperate plan of Pizzaro -- Gold arrives for the ransom -- Immense amount of treasure -- Disorders in Peru -- New Inca crowned -- Escape of the Inca -- Civil Wars of the Conquerors -- Abuses by the Conquerors -- The Viceroy arrives at Lima -- Settlement of the country ; "William H. Prescott was born in 1796 in Salem, Massachusetts, the grandson of an eminent Revolutionary War hero. He was educated at Harvard College, where he suffered an injury that destroyed the sight of his left eye and subsequently weakened his right eye, leaving him almost totally blind. After graduation, and as increasing blindness plagued him, he abandoned the practice of law and turned his attention to research in Spanish history and to writing." ; huge, thick volume ; VG/G