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History of the Conquest of Peru, with a Preliminary View of the Civilisation of the Incas
by William H. Prescott
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Bristol, United Kingdom
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About This Item
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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- Bookseller
- Dreadnought Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 32192
- Title
- History of the Conquest of Peru, with a Preliminary View of the Civilisation of the Incas
- Author
- William H. Prescott
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Half Leather)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Seventh Edition (Author's Authorised Edition)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Richard Bentley
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1854
- Keywords
- BZDB243 history, military, imperial Military & Warfare; Peru & Spain; Renaissance 16thc to 17thc; History. William H. Prescott History of the Conquest of Peru, with a Preliminary View of the Civilisation of the Incas
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Military & Warfare;
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About the Seller
Dreadnought Books
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Bristol
About Dreadnought Books
Founded in 2010, Dreadnought Books is a second-hand and out of print book dealer specialising in history, with a particular focus on military, social and labour history.
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
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