History Of the Conquest Of Peru With a Preliminary View Of the Civilization Of the Incas

New York: Harper & Bros, 1848. 2 volumes, 8vo, 2 engraved frontispieces, 1 facsimile and 1 engraved map inserted; nice enough copy of an early edition (identical in form and content to the first edition of the preceding year) in orig. green cloth gilt. See BAL 16346.

New York, 1847.. Two volumes. xl,527; xix,547pp., plus map and facsimile. Portrait in each volume. Half titles. Original publisher's cloth, stamped in blind and gilt, spines gilt. Minute wear at extremities. Scattered foxing. A very good copy. First edition of this "classic narrative history, a landmark when it first appeared in 1847, and a source of profit and pleasure… Ler mais sobre este item

Harper and Brothers, New York, 1847. Good (hinges loose, sunned covers and spine, lightly foxed throughout) . First Edition 9 1/4 x 5 3/4 inches, blindstamped cloth, Two Volumes. Owner's signature in ink.

New York: Harper, 1847. First American edition, published the same year as the English, 8vo, 2 volumes, vol. I with frontis portrait & 1 map, vol. II with frontis portrait and facsimile; original green cloth, gilt spine, spine ends chipped and with tear across bottom of vol. II spine, scattered foxing, yellow endpapers with black discoloration, else good. BAL… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: Harper and Brothers, 1848. Early reprint. Octavo (24cm). Two volumes in grey-green cloth titled in gilt on spines, boards blindstamped; yellow coated endpapers; xl,527,[1]pp; [xx],547,[1]pp; frontispiece portraits, map in vol. I, additional plate in vol. II. Multiple ownership inscriptions to endpapers, some contemporary. Sound but rubbed with minor wear to board edges, foxed throughout: Very Good. The… Ler mais sobre este item

London: George Routledge and Sons. Fair with no dust jacket. 1890. First Edition. Hardcover. Boards rubbed. Some staining and marks to boards. Moderate foxing. Hinges weak. Binding a little loose. Split to gutter between preliminary leaves vi and vii. ; A single volume of Prescott's works. "New and Revised Edition". Spine title: "Prescott's Works edited by John… Ler mais sobre este item

George Routledge & Sons, 1901. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1901. New and Revised Edition. 302 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Heavier tanning to free endpapers. Sticker to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine… Ler mais sobre este item

Swan Sonnenschein & Co., 1889. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1889. New Edition. 510 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Binding remains firm.Pages are moderately tanned and foxed. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and noticeable rubbing to surfaces. Light fraying to spine ends.

Harper and Brothers. Collectible - Good. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1847. Volume 2. Sm 4to. xix,547pp. Frontis., facsimiles. Good book. Spine ends frayed. Boards shelfworn, corners worn. Bookplate inside. Owners' names on front free endpage. NOTE: Original owner was Commodore Charles W. Skinner (d. 1860), involved with suppressing the slave trade off the coast of Africa in… Ler mais sobre este item

Boston: Phillips, Sampson and Company, 1858. Book. Illus. by Frontispiece. Good+. Hardcover. Reprint. 9 1/2" X 6 1/2". Sturdy sewn binding.547 pages. Edgeworn cover, 2" piece missing from top spine end. Fore edge side of front cover shows old damp marks. Owner name neatly on fep., no other writing, no stamps..

Swan Sonnenschein & Co., 1889. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1889. New and Revised Edition. 510 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Binding remains firm. Pages are moderately tanned. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and noticeable rubbing to surfaces. Heavy tear to spine head.

First Edition (1848), Early Printing. In 2 volumes, complete. First issue, State B: the period after the word 'integrity' at line 20 on page 467 of the second volume is missing. The classic work on the subject, going through scores of editions, Prescott's "Peru" was one of the standard household books for the later part of the Nineteenth Century. A… Ler mais sobre este item

Chicago: Hooper, Clarke and Co. Blue hardcover cloth binding secure and tight, rounded spine, lightly soiled, bumped corners. No date. Tissue intact between frontispiece illustration of Pedro De La Casca, Viceroy of Peru, and title page. 458 pages with index.. Illus. by Frontispiece only. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1864. Vol I: 527p. Vol II: 547p. Two hardcover books in good condition. Ex-library: label on endpaper. Edges of spine worn; corners bumped. Text clean and tight. Complete set of Prescott's history in an early American printing.

New York: Harper and Brothers, 1847. First American Edition. First issue (with no period after "integrity," vol. II, p. 467, line 20). BAL state B (priority not established). Octavo (25cm). Two vols in original light brown blindstamped cloth, titled in gilt on spines, top edge of vol. I stained grey; yellow coated endpapers; vol. I: xl, 527pp; vol. II:… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: Harper and Brothers, 1850 Complete in 2 volumes. From the collection of Samuel L. Young, soldier and lawyer of Reading, Pennsylvania. Complete, some page waviness, much foxing, some pp stained in a very tatty original blindstamped brown cloth binding. Rebind copy. Heavy.

New York: Harper and Brothers, 1847. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good. VOLUME TWO ONLY! First printing with no period after "integrity" on p. 467, rebound in soft brown leather with original title band on spine, large octavo, 547pp., frontispiece in b&w, otherwise not illustrated. Book has handsome new boards, original title band on spine chipped at bottom right… Ler mais sobre este item

Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co, 1864. Hardcover. Octavo; G+ hardcovers with no dust jackets; the two volume set is in uniform condition; severely age-tone brown spine with gold text; boards have bumping at the tips,boards are also moderately broken at the front hinges but they are in tact; front free end -paper of vol.1 are lose; pages in… Ler mais sobre este item

Routledge, London no date (mid-19C), in three volumes, not 1st ed, hb, crown 8vo, in brown cloth, some corners a little bumped, one inner hinge cracked, vg. Hardcover.

Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott & Co, 1864. HC. good, original brown cloth (hardcover) wear top/bottom spines. Very nice clean and tight set. Top and bottom of spines are worn down, and corners have wear through cloth - but book blocks and hinges tight. First published in 1847.