History Of the Conquest Of Peru

London: Richard Bentley. Octavo. Complete in three volumes. Leather spine and corners, four raised bands to the spine of each volume with blue, cloth-covered boards. Binding, nicely done, not contemporary to the book, probably coinciding with a gift inscription on a blank preliminary dated 1987. Fold-out map of Peru. Slightly uneven red stain to the leading edge of volume three.… Read more about this item

1874 , Popular Edition Considered one of the greatest historical works on the Spanish in America. Historical account of Peru in the late 1800's Beautiful burgundy covers, all over arabesque designs blocked in blind and lettered and decorated in gilt long the spine. Clean and crisp internally. No dj as issued Very Good/none After favorable reception of his first books Prescott set out to write… Read more about this item

London: George Routledge & Sons, Limited,, 1903. Prescott's classic text on Peruvian history, first published in 1847, in a handsome prize binding. Prescott "had difficulty recreating the romantic narrative of Mexico in his next history, The Conquest of Peru (1847), because he disdained the character of the Pizarros and their followers" (ANB). Prescott's reputation for colourful historical narrative has… Read more about this item

The Spanish discovery and conquest of Peru and the Inca civilisation. 648 pages. Book in very good condition with fading. Dust jacket in good condition being intact but split along front spine, worn along edges and corners and some parts missing around spine.

George Routledge And Sons Ltd., 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. Revised Editon. Unpaginated. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Red cloth. Contains black and white photographic frontispiece. Contains 2 books, separately paginated. Pages are mildly tanned, with moderate foxing, but text remains clear. Binding is firm. A couple library labels to front endpapers. Boards have moderate shelf-wear, with… Read more about this item

NY: Mentor Books. VG. 1961. 1st Printing. Paperback. Mentor Books #MD314, 1961. Stated first printing. Very Good condition. Rubs to spine tips and corners. 1" diagonal crease/bump at the front wrapper's lower right corner. Dusting to the book's spine. Tanning to the pages. Partly abridged and revised. .

London: Richard Bentley, 1850. Cloth. Very Good. 9" by 6". Not Stated. A smart two volume set on Prescott's critically-acclaimed history of the conquest of Peru. The sixth edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with pictorial gilt to the spines, with the binder's label to the rear paste downs. Bookplate to… Read more about this item

Chicago: Thompson & Thomas, 1861. Hardcover. Fair. 5 x 7, 334 pgs, index. A complete history of the conquest of Peru with a preliminary view of the civilization of the Incas. Well documented and noted.

London: Richard Bentley, 1847. 2 volumes. First Edition. With two full-page engraved frontispieces and a page showing the signatures of Francisco Pizarro, coat of arms of Pizarro granted by the Emperor Charles V in gilt at the spine panels of each volume. Tall 8vo, bound in the publisher's original brown cloth, the covers with all-over arabesque… Read more about this item

Dover Publications, 2005 Book. Fine. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A square, tight, unmarked book. Index. xv, 537 pp..

London/New York : Dent/Dutton, 1963. Hardcover. Good. Original gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, 8vo. Everyman's Library no. 301.

Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Co., 1874. Hardcover. Good. 4 3/4 x 7 1/4 in. Half brown calf with marbled paper boards, gilt lettering and decoration on spine, 4 wide raised bands. Marbled endpapers and sides of text block. B&W frontis. Condition is GOOD ; edges and corners worn, corners rounded with some having inner board showing. Vol 2… Read more about this item

see notes for publisher info, 1882. Hardcover. Good. 2 volumes. Bound in publishers red cloth. Gilt spine. Copperplate engraved portrait of Francisco Pizarro accompanying title page on Volume 1. Similar engraving of Pedro De La Gasca in Volume 2. Good bindings and boards. Loosening of some pages toward center. Wear of extremities. Slight rubbing to pages. Slight discoloration… Read more about this item

Lippincott. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1916. Hardcover. Publishers green and gilt cloth. Cover edges sunned. Light spotting occasionally. Illudtrated. .

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1848. Early Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good. 2 vol. 8vo. [5], vi-xl, [3], 4-527, [3]; [5], vi-xix, [4], 4-547, [3] pp. Brown blindstamped cloth with gold lettering on each spine. Volume one illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of Pizarro and a map of Peru; volume two illustrated with a portrait of de la Gasco… Read more about this item

Jm dent & sons, 1937. Hardcover. Good. 1937. Reprinted. 648 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf… Read more about this item

History of the Conquest of Peru with a preliminary view of the Civilization of the Incas by William H. Prescott, corresponding member of the French Institute; of the Royal Academy of History at Madrid, ETC. Frontispiece vol 1: Francisco Pizarro, Conqueror of Peru, i - xxii, 331 pgs Frontispiece vol 2: Pedro De La Gas, Viceroy of Peru, i - ix, 334 pgs… Read more about this item

J. B. Lippincott, Philadelphia PA, 1874. Three-Quarter pebbled Leather. Two volumes. The hinges on the covers have been repaired in 2 places. The binding is now solid. No foxing. All the pages are clean. Attractively bound in green leather. Gilt spine titles and decoration. Overall a set that you will be pleased to own. There are 520 and 530 pages… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1874. Hardcover. Very Good. Very good. Two volumes. Rubbed and lightly frayed at spine ends and corners. Foredges yellowed. Set shelf 81.

George Bell and Sons, 1902. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1902. No edition stated. 510 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt titles to spine. Volume I. Edited by John Foster Kirk. Pages have deckled edges. Pages have slight foxing, tanning and minor thumbing. Foxing more intense towards the start and end of the book and on text block edges.… Read more about this item