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History Of The Conquest Of Peru (2 Volumes)
by Prescott, William
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Traverse City, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
New York: Plate Renting Co.. Good. N.D.. Hardcover. Prescott explores the history of Spain's Latin and South American conquests in these two volumes. There is an Index in volume 2. This is a 2 volume set in the original maroon cloth covers; the top edges are gilt. TItle page states: "Library Edition," (there are no library markings in these books). The spine has lettering faded and the lettering is no longer visible, and the spines dull; there is rippling to portion of cloth on front cover by edge at spine. Previous owner name (dated 1905), else generally good, tight clean condition.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 376, 388 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Peninsula Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8902
- Title
- History Of The Conquest Of Peru (2 Volumes)
- Author
- Prescott, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Publisher
- Plate Renting Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- N.D.
- Keywords
- Peru, Incas, Spain, History, Mexico
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Peninsula Books
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About the Seller
Peninsula Books
Biblio member since 2023
Traverse City, Michigan
About Peninsula Books
Peninsula Books has been providing fine and rare books to collectors, institutions and the book trade since 1980. We have a select general stock of books and specialize in Americana in its many forms. We welcome your inquiries and are always happy to answer any questions about our books. Email is usually the quickest way to have your questions answered.
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- Spine
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- Title Page
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- Gilt
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- 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...
- Cloth
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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