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History of the Conquest of Peru, With A Preliminary View of the Civilisation of the Incas. by William H. Prescott - 1848

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History of the Conquest of Peru, With A Preliminary View of the Civilisation of the Incas. by William H. Prescott - 1848

History of the Conquest of Peru, With A Preliminary View of the Civilisation of the Incas.

by William H. Prescott

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ont> Harper and Brothers : New York, 1848 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. A two volume set by William H. Prescott in which he explores the Spanish conquest of Peru in South America. Complete in two volumes. Rebacked with the original backstrip and boards preserved. Written by William H. Prescott, the important American historian, member of the French Institute and the Royal Academy of History at Madrid. In this particular work is a history of the conquest of Peru. This work opens with an introductory view on 'The civilisation of the Incas' before discussing the European discovery of Peru, and its subsequent conquest and civil wars. Illustrated with a portrait to the frontispiece of each volume, and an additional map to volume I. An uncommon and important work of South American and European history, by this important American historian. Condition: Rebacked. In a full cloth binding with the original backstrips preserved. Externally sound, with light bumping to the extremities, and light marks to the front and rear boards. Rubbing to the extremities of each volume. Marks to the front and rear pastedown and endpapers of each volume. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright with spotting throughout. Overall Condition: Good.
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  • Publisher ont> Harper and Brothers : New York
  • Date Published 1848

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History Of The Conquest Of Peru With A Preliminary View Of The Civilisation Of The Incas

History Of The Conquest Of Peru With A Preliminary View Of The Civilisation Of The Incas

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Routledge, Warne & Routledge, 1864. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1864. No Edition Remarks. 464 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Black and white illustrated frontispiece. Binding remains firm. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Tears to cloth to spine. Staining overall.
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History of the Conquest of Peru, with a Preliminary View of the Civilisation of the Incas.

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London: Bentley. Full Calf, marbled endpapers, Very Good condition, light wear. 1854. 7th edition. one volume edition. .
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History of the Conquest of Peru, with a Preliminary View of the Civilisation of the Incas

by William H. Prescott

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Richard Bentley, London, 1854. Seventh Edition (Author's Authorised Edition). Hardcover (Half Leather). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Size: 12mo - between 6¾ - 7¾" tall. xx + 464pp. Binding firm, with minor wear to spine. Foxing to front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Previous owner's signature sticker, and ink signature. Edges browned. Covers worn. Corners bumped. Complete in one volume. Gilt to spine. Four raised bands. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Military & Warfare; Peru & Spain; Renaissance 16thc to 17thc; History. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 32192. .
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London: Richard Bentley, 1854. 7th Edition . Hardcover. Good. 8vo, xix, 464, original blind stamped red grained cloth with gilt lettering to spine, faded to the spine and peripheries, corners bumped, top of spine pulled slightly, interior with inscription to ffep, frontispiece engraving of Pizarro, some discolouring and minor handling marks but otherwise clean, the top dusty, binding sound. This is the single volume 'Author's Authorised Edition'.
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London: Bickers & Son, 1878. Reprint . Decorative Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book is very good binding tight and pages white, some light spotting to preliminaries, hinge cracked at front endpaper, brown cloth boards are rubbed to all edges with some fraying around the edges of the spine, pp 510,
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History of the Conquest of Peru, with a preliminary view of the civilisation of the Incas.

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London, Routledge o. J. [ca. 1910]. 3 vols. 8°. XXXI, 334 S., 1 Bl.; XVI, 357 S. 1 Bl.; XV, 334 S. 1 Bl. OLn. Tit. gestemp. In sehr gutem Zustand.
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London: Richard Bentley, 1850. Leather. Near Fine. 7" by 4.5". Not Stated. A three volume set of Prescott's critically-acclaimed history of the conquest of Peru, handsomely bound in full tan calf by Hayday. The fourth edition of this work in a three volume set, in full calf Hayday bindings with marbled end papers and edges, and decorative gilt to the spines. Binder's stamp to the verso of the front free end papers of all three volumes. Ink inscription to the front free end paper of Volume I, dated 1852. Illustrated with a folding map of Peru to Volume I. William Hickling Prescott (1796-1859) was one of the most eminent historians of 19th century America. He is admired for his careful use of archives and his accurate and lively recreation of events. He was primarily focused on political and military affairs. His history of the conquest of Peru, here in five books bound in three volumes, was a successful and critically-acclaimed work. With an appendix and index to the rear of Volume III.… Read More
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