History of the Conquest of Peru with a Preliminary View on the Civilization of the Incas

PRESCOTT, William Hickling

Editore: New York, Harper and Brothers, 1848

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8vo, 2 vols, xl, [2], 527, [3] pp., with half-title, frontispiece portrait of Francisco Pizarro with tissue guard, and engraved map; xix, [3], 547, [3] pp., with half-title, frontispiece portrait of Pedro de la Gasca with tissue guard, and facsimile signatures of Pizarro. Attractively rebound in full black buckram, title to spines, all edges sprinkled in red. An early edition in fine condition. Second edition. William Hickling Prescott was an historian and author distinguished for his writings about the rise and fall of the Spanish Empire. His most well-known books include The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic (1837), History of the Conquest of Mexico (1843), History of the Conquest of Peru (1847), and his unfinished History of the Reign of Philip the Second (Vol. I and II, 1855; Vol. III, 1858). Prescott's histories received critical and popular success during his lifetime, and today, although outdated, they are still widely known and read in the historical community. (William Hickling Prescott Papers online, Massachusetts Historical Society). Codice articolo ABE-1620458517767

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Titolo: History of the Conquest of Peru with a ...

Casa editrice: New York, Harper and Brothers

Data di pubblicazione: 1848

Legatura: Rilegato

Condizione: ottimo

Edizione: seconda edizione