PRESCOTT, William H.

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

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: xix, [1], 547pp; portrait frontispieces, map, and facsimile of signatures. Straight and sturdy with minor shelf wear, cloth faded, spines rubbed, foxed: Good or better. GARDINER P2. SABIN 65272. BAL 16346.

Price: $400.00

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