History of the Conquest of Peru. With a Preliminary View of the Civilization of the Incas
by William H. Prescott. Edited By John Foster Kirk
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London England: Bickers & Son, 1893. Hardback. Old school prize sticker to inside cover dated 1900. Light wear to top edge, spine and corners. Sunned back cover. 510 p. : port ; 18 cm. Notes: Half-title: History of the conquest of Peru, and, Biographical and critical Miscellanies. With: Biographical and critical miscellanies / by William H. Prescott includes bibliographical references and index. Subject: Incas. Peru - History - Conquest, 1522-1548. Very good copy in the original full aniline calf. Gilt cross-bands / raised bands with gilt-blocked titling and spine compartments uniformly and elaborately tooled in gilt. Marbled edges. Contents: Book I - Introduction - View of the Civilization of The Incas. Book II - Discovery of Peru. Book III - Conquest of Peru. Book IV - Civil Wars of the Conquerors. Book V - Settlement of the Country. Appendix - Original Documents. Index. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.) . New and Revised Edition. Quarter Leather/Boards. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback.
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- Title
- History of the Conquest of Peru. With a Preliminary View of the Civilization of the Incas
- Author
- William H. Prescott. Edited By John Foster Kirk
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- New and Revised Edition
- Publisher
- Bickers & Son
- Place of Publication
- London England
- Date Published
- 1893
- Keywords
- Non Fiction History Conquest of Peru Preliminary View of the Civilization of the Incas : Incas. Peru - History - Conquest, 1522-1548.
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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