Description: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Title History of the Conquest of Peru, With a Preliminary View of The Civilizations of the Incas. By William H Prescott In Two Volumes. [Third Edition – Full Leather Binding] __________ Author William H. Prescott ______________________ Year of Publication 1848 __________________________ Publisher London: Richard Bentley _______________________ For full description see below - after all photographs ___________________________________________ Description: London: Richard Bentley, 1848, Third Edition in Two Volumes. Two volumes in full polished calf leather bindings with twin red and green title labels, gilt decoration to the spines, gilt and blind tooled decoration and filet to the boards and marbled end papers and page edges. Map of Peru to Vol I, with 2 frontispiece portraits to the volumes and a facsimile signature plate to Vol II. Lacking gilt to the number label of Vol II. Pagination: Vol I – xxxvi, [i], 480pp; Vol II – xx, 490pp. William Hickling Prescott (May 4, 1796 – January 28, 1859) was an American historian and Hispanist, who is widely recognized by historiographers to have been the first American scientific historian. Despite suffering from serious visual impairment, which at times prevented him from reading or writing for himself, Prescott became one of the most eminent historians of 19th century America. He is also noted for his eidetic memory. After an extensive period of study, during which he sporadically contributed to academic journals, Prescott specialized in late Renaissance Spain and the early Spanish Empire. His works on the subject, The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic (1837), The History of the Conquest of Mexico (1843), A History of the Conquest of Peru (1847) and the unfinished History of the Reign of Phillip II (1856–1858) have become classic works in the field, and have had a great impact on the study of both Spain and Mesoamerica. During his lifetime, he was upheld as one of the greatest living American intellectuals and knew personally many of the leading political figures of the day, in both the United States and Britain. Prescott has become one of the most widely translated American historians and was an important figure in the development of history as a rigorous academic discipline. Historians admire Prescott for his exhaustive, careful, and systematic use of archives, his accurate recreation of sequences of events, his balanced judgments and his lively writing style. He was primarily focused on political and military affairs, largely ignoring economic, social, intellectual, and cultural forces that in recent decades historians have focused on. Instead, he wrote narrative history, subsuming unstated causal forces in his driving storyline. Provenance: no inscriptions or bookplates. Approximately 8 ¾ (22cm) inches tall. Condition Report Externally Spine – good condition – gilt titles to twin labels, gilt raised bands, gilt decorated compartments, lacking gilt and the red leather to the number label of Vol II. Joints – good condition – rubbed and worn.Corners – good condition – bumped and worn.Boards – good condition – full calf with gilt and blind tooled borders to front and rear, the outer edges of the boards are also decorated in gilt, marks and scratches.Page edges – good condition – all marbled, top edge darkened.See above and photos. Internally Hinges – good condition – intact.Paste downs – good condition – marbled.End papers – good condition – marbled, subsequently tanned and foxed.Title – good condition – tanned with some offsetting from the frontispiece, some foxing.Pages – good condition – tanned with minor foxing.Binding – good condition – an attractive set.See photos. Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 1848 Binding: Hardback _________________________________________ Louis88Books are members of the PBFA. We take great pride in photographing all our books, maps and prints and in describing every detail. If, for any reason, you are dissatisfied with your purchase, we offer a 100% money back guarantee provided the item is returned in the same condition as sent. Please e-mail me for extra photographs and with any questions you may have Ruler in picture is 6 inches long. ---------------------------- Please Browse all other books and prints in my Shop Thank you. LOUIS88Books Preserving books for the next generation
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Year Printed: 1848
Region: Europe
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Personalised: No
Binding: Leather
Original/Facsimile: Original
Place of Publication: London
Language: English
Non-Fiction Subject: History & Military
Author: William H Prescott
Publisher: Richard Bentley
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Original/Reproduction: Original
