History of the conquest of Peru : with a preliminary view of the civilization of the Incas
by Prescott, William H
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Some mild worming to joints and hinge areas of both volumes, thus bindings a wee bit loose/shaken; mildly foxed on margins throu
- Seller
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Oakland, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1847. First U.S. edition, possibly later state. Hardcover. Some mild worming to joints and hinge areas of both volumes, thus bindings a wee bit loose/shaken; mildly foxed on margins throughout. Front endpapers neatly pasted down; rear endpaper (yellow) curiously discolored. Overall, a Very Good to Very Good(-) set of the first American edition.. Two small quarto volumes in blind-stamped pale brown cloth with gilt titles and ornamentr ; v. : map, ports., index ; 25 cm. Incas. Peru -- History -- Conquest, 1522-1548.
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- Bookseller
- Bibliope by Calvello Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15609
- Title
- History of the conquest of Peru : with a preliminary view of the civilization of the Incas
- Author
- Prescott, William H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Some mild worming to joints and hinge areas of both volumes, thus bindings a wee bit loose/shaken; mildly foxed on margins throu
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First U.S. edition, possibly later state
- Publisher
- Harper and Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1847
- Bookseller catalogs
- Latin America;
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About the Seller
Bibliope by Calvello Books
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Oakland, California
About Bibliope by Calvello Books
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Later State
- used in book collecting to refer to a book from a later run of a first edition, generally distinguished by a change in some part...