Illustrated Cabinet Edition, 2 vol set. Very Good HCs, no DJs. Red rib-grain cloth over boards, blind stamp rules on covers, gilt letters and elaborate sword & floral pattern on spine; untrimmed fore & bottom edges; gilt top edge. Bright, clean covers; sunned/somewhat faded on spine; very slightly rubbed at spine head corners; tightly bound; many leaves unopened at fore edge from preface through index - never been read; crisp, clean interior; very slight age darkening at page edges. Illustrated with full page plates. Separately paginated, 510 pp & 530 pp; index in vol 2. 12mo.

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Bookseller: Madden Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 13671
Title: [History of] The Conquest of Peru, 2 vol. set
Author: William H. Prescott
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Boston: Dana Estes & Co.
Date Published: 1902
Keywords: PERU, SPANISH, CATHOLICS, PHILLIP, RACISM, LATIN AMERICA, IMPERIALISM, CHRISTIANITY
Bookseller catalogs: Religion, History;

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Unopened: A state in which all or some of the pages of a book have not been separated from the adjacent pages, caused by a traditional...
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Fore Edge: The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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...
Leaves: Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
Crisp: A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
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...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....