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527 pp. & 547 pp. incl index. Original brown cloth, blindstamped covers, gilt spine letters; slightly edge worn, spines and cover edges slightly faded, else very good. Speckled foxing throughout both vols. Title pages and portrait frontises age-toned by tissue guards. Vol 2's front and rear blanks moderately age-toned. Engraved frontises. Vol. 1 engraved map of upper northwest coastline of South America. Vol 2 facsimile plate of Pizarro's handwriting. **1st issue: no period after 'integrity' on p467, line 20, Vol 2 per Van Allen Bradley. Yellow endpapers; centers foxed. No printer's slug on copyright page of Vol 1 per BAL 16346. Cited as 'State B, ' but no priority established. ** Classic account of the Spanish conquest of the Incan empire. See also: Sabin 65272.

8 volume set, leather spine and corners, lovely marbled endpapers. Pages clean, have some light usual age toning. Vol 1 of Ferdinand and Isabella has previous owner's inscription. Covers show moderate wear, edge wear and scuffing on leather areas on front and back. Titles in gold gilt. Very handsome set.; Always Delivery Confirmation. 35 Years Fast Excellent Service. We Know How To Pack Books.

Eleven separate books. Complete. A shiveringly lovely, handsome set of Prescott's history works. PERFECT for any library (public or private). In good to Very Good condition. ALL are leather bound with gilt titling and decoration. The reference number refers to all eleven books. The publication is for the earliest in the set-the Conquest of Peru. All have marbled end papers. All have an ex-libris plate noting former ownership of Herbert B Cohen (of the extinct Cohen baronetcy). All volumes have been trimmed in scarlet. All volumes have five ridges on the spine. The gilt is fresh and clean. "History of the Conquest of Peru, with a preliminary view of the Civilization of the Incas": two volumes: third edition: published by Richard Bentley, London, 1848. Both vols in clean, very healthy condition. "History of the Conquest of Mexico, with a preliminary view of the Ancient Mexican Civilization and the life of the conqueror, Hernando Cortes"; two volumes; second edition; pub: Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, London 1865. The early pages have age-foxing. From thereon the contents are benign and generous. The covers have some mild shelving wear. "History of the Reign of Charles the Fifth (by William Robertson) with an account of The Emperor's Life After His Abdication (by Prescott); two volumes; first British edition; pub: George Routledge & Co., London, 1857. The boards have some shelving wear. Within the contents are mild-mannered, companionable and clubbable. The papertrims have mild wear. "History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain". NB: this set is of irregular combination: Volumes One and Two published by Routledge, Warne and Routledge, London, 1860. Second Edition. These state a set of TWO volumes. Volume Three of this set published by George Routledge and Sons, London and New York (no date but the publisher's title and address indicated pre-1860-probably mid-1850s): This states a set of three volumes. This volume three DOES NOT duplicate content (it ends with the death of Anne of Austria). One can assume a full set was sourced for the owner's library. All are benign and elegant. The boards have shelving wear, but the contents are dignified and confident, clean and assured. "History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella, the Catholic, of Spain": two volumes; new revised edition: George Routledge and Sons (Ludgate), London 1867. Both books are neat, smart and dignified. The boards have shelving wear to the edges. The contents are well-mannered, sure and tidy. These books have been wonderfully maintained, carefully owned and still bring an immense amount of pleasure of use and ownership. fk.

Uniformly bound set of the history of Peruvian and Mexican conquest by William H. Prescott, a bright group. William H Prescott wan an American historian, widely recognised as the first American scientific historian. Here is a six volume collection of his historical studies on the conquest of Peru in three volumes and of Mexico in three volumes, respectively the fourth and fifth edition of 1850. In uniform calf bindings. Both are considered classic works in the field and are very influential and important for the study of both Spain and Mesoamerica. Illustrated with a folding map of vol. I of both works. Â John Gaspard Fanshave's armorial bookplate to front pastedowns. Rebacked in full calf bindings with five raised bands, titles in gilt to morocco spine labels. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear only, lightly bumped to extremities of boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good Indeed.

Phillips, Sampson And Company published these titles from 1855 to 1859. They were offered in a variety of full leather, three quarter leather, and cloth ( various colors ) bindings. This is a fully matched set of twelve books in full leather bindings. Brown, full grain leather. Five ribs on the spines. Gold graphics on red leather labels on the spines. Gog design on the edges of the boards and on the edges of the pastedowns. Gold stain on the top page edges. Marbled endpapers. The interiors are clean on all of these volumes, no marks of any kind. Frontispieces with tissue guards present. Illustrated with maps and engravings. The final volume has a rare engraving of Presscott. Please note the following: the hinges are beginning to loosen on a number of these books but remain tight. The one exception is volume one of PHILLIP THE SECOND where the back hinge is loose. The back board of that volume also is darkened by a spill--hopefully a good red wine. These books make a beautiful presentation on the shelf.

Phillips, Sampson And Company published these titles from 1855 to 1859. They were offered in a variety of full leather, three quarter leather, and cloth ( various colors ) bindings. This is a fully matched set of twelve books in full leather bindings. Brown, full grain leather. Five ribs on the spines. Gold graphics on red leather labels on the spines. Gog design on the edges of the boards and on the edges of the pastedowns. Gold stain on the top page edges. Marbled endpapers. The interiors are clean on all of these volumes, no marks of any kind. Frontispieces with tissue guards present. Illustrated with maps and engravings. The final volume has a rare engraving of Presscott. Please note the following: the hinges are beginning to loosen on a number of these books but remain tight. The one exception is volume one of PHILLIP THE SECOND where the back hinge is loose. The back board of that volume also is darkened by a spill--hopefully a good red wine. These books make a beautiful presentation on the shelf.

A handsome uniformly bound fifteen volume set of historical works by the renowned American historian, William H. Prescott. New editions. Uniformly bound in a handsome half calf binding with gilt detail and red boards. A set of works by William H. Prescott, who is widely recognized as being the first American scientific historian. Despite having serious visual impairment, which sometimes prevented him from writing independently, Prescott became one of the most renowned historians of the 19th century. This set comprises of: 'History of the Reign of Charles the Fifth' by William Robertson with an Account of the Emperor's Life after his Abdication by William H. Prescott. Complete in two volumes. With a frontispiece and advertisement. 'History of the Conquest of Peru, with a Preliminary View of the Civilisation of the Incas'. Complete in three volumes. With three frontispieces, one in each volume. 'History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain'. Complete in three volumes. With three frontispieces and three engraved plates. Collated complete. 'History of the Conquest of Mexico, with a Preliminary View of the Ancient Mexican Civilisation, and the Life of the Conqueror, Hernando Cortes'. Complete in three volumes. With three frontispieces and two fold out maps. Collated complete. 'History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella, the Catholic, of Spain'. Complete in three volumes. With three frontispieces and three engraved plates. Collated complete. 'Critical and Historical Essays', a new edition. Complete in one volume. With an engraved frontispiece. Each book has a bookplate for one 'S. Timothy Eden Bar' to the front paste-down. In half calf binding. Externally, very smart with light rubbing to the extremities. The spines are slightly darkened with a few small marks to the boards and spines. Internally, hinges starting but firm. Some spotting to the paste-downs and free endpapers. Bookplate to the front paste-down. and light offsetting to the free endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages very bright and clean with just the odd spot and some age-toning to the edges. Spotting heavier on the plates. The map in volume two of 'The Conquest of Mexico' has a closed tear of a couple of inches. The ribbon markers are slightly frayed. Very Good Indeed.