The Historical Works of William Prescott on European Monarchy and the Conquests of Peru and Mexico.
History of the Conquest of Peru: with a Preliminary View of the Civilization of the Incas. By William H. Prescott. In Two Volumes. London: George Routledge and Sons, 1866.
[and]
History of the Reign of Charles the Fifth, by William Robertson, D.D. With an Account go the Emperor's Life After His Abdication, by William H. Prescott, Corresponding Member of the Institute of France, of the Royal Academy of History at Madrid, Etc. Two Volumes. London: George Routledge and Sons, 1867.
[and]
History of the Conquest of Mexico, with a Preliminary View of the Ancient Mexican Civilization, and the Life of the Conqurtot Hernando Cortez. By William H. Prescott. In Two Volumes. A New Edition. London: George Routledge and Sons, 1867.
[and]
History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain. By William H. Prescott. A New Edition. London: Routledge, Warnes, & Routledge, 1859.
[and]
History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella, the Catholic, of Spain. By William H. Prescott. In Two Volumes. A New Edition. London: George Routledge and Sons, 1866.
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Size: 115 x 170 mm (approx., each)
Condition:
Half brown calf over marbled paper backed boards with red and black tooled labels in compartments between raised bands, other compartments with simple decorative gilt. Bindings lightly rubbed and scuffed. All boards attached with rubbing along joints, some hinges cracked. Shelf and edge wear. Marbled page edges somewhat dulled. No attached bookplates or ownership inscriptions. Endpapers foxed. Text blocks largely clean with occasional minor foxing as typical.
