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History of the Conquest of Peru; with a preliminary view of the civilization of the Incas. New and revised edition... In two volumes.
PRESCOTT'S CONQUEST OF PERU IN A SUPERB BINDING
London: George Routledge and Sons, [c.1860].
2 vols., 8vo (8.75 x 6 inches). Engraved frontispiece
portrait. Half calf, with twin olive and red labels,
gilt raised bands and tooling to panels. Marbled
boards, edges and endpapers. Bookplates. A very good set.
Celebrated Boston historian and Hispanist, Hickling
produced a number of important historical works,
including Conquest of Peru (1847), History of the
Conquest of Mexico (1843) and. Much of Prescott's work
was based on rigorous use of previously unpublished
original sources, presented in a lively and vivid
writing style. The quality of his research and writing
earned him the reputation as one of the greatest
American historians of his day.
£180.00
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