History of the Conquest of Peru
by Prescott, William H. Edited by John Foster Kirk
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/N/A
- Seller
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Cerrillos, New Mexico, United States
Item Price
£48.05£38.44
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About This Item
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott. Hardcover. Very Good/N/A. Two volumes. VERY GOOD. Both volumes have spine cocked, head and heel of spine bumped with small tears at head, corners of boards bumped and split, page edges tanned and dusty; Vol. I previous owner name on front free endpaper, front hinge cracked. xxxiv, 510, xx, 530 pp., frontis. Reprint. Size: 12mo
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- Bookseller
- Maya Jones Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 291886
- Title
- History of the Conquest of Peru
- Author
- Prescott, William H. Edited by John Foster Kirk
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- N/A
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- J. B. Lippincott
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Bookseller catalogs
- South America;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Cerrillos, New Mexico
About Maya Jones Books
Based in the Ortiz Mountains near the old mining towns of Madrid and Cerrillos New Mexico, we feature general stock with a specialty in Latin American art, history and archaeology. From early September until the end of July, please visit us at the El Museo Cultural Market in the Santa Fe Railyard District.
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- 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...
- Cracked
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- Edges
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Cocked
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- Spine
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- Heel
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.