HISTORY OF THE CONQUEST OF PERU, WITH A PRELIMINARY VIEW OF THE CIVILIZATION OF THE INCAS
by Prescott, William H
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About This Item
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 to this day" (Griffin). BAL refers to copies such as this one, with no printer's imprint present on the copyright page of the first volume, as "State B" of the two states of the first edition issued (no priority between the two is given). BAL 16346. GRIFFIN 2975. SABIN 65272.
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- Bookseller
- William Reese Company (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- HISTORY OF THE CONQUEST OF PERU, WITH A PRELIMINARY VIEW OF THE CIVILIZATION OF THE INCAS
- Author
- Prescott, William H
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1847.
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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William Reese Company
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About William Reese Company
Since 1975, William Reese Company has served a large international clientele of collectors and private and public institutions in the acquisition of rare books and manuscripts and in collection development.
With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
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