[Rarebooks] FS: 1st ed., 1st issue, of Prescott's "History of the Conquest of Peru" 1847

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Prescott, William H.   HISTORY OF THE CONQUEST OF PERU, with a Preliminary 
View of the Civilization of the Incas. In Two Volumes. New York: Harper and 
Brothers. 1847. First edition, 1st issue. Lg. 8vo. 2 vols. xl,528;xx,548pp. 
Index. Illus. with 2 engraved frontispieces, 1 map, and 2 facsimile 
autographs of Pizarro. Orig. blind & gilt stamped brown cloth. End papers a bit 
soiled (as usual). Light offset browning from the frontispiece tissue guards, 
but still a fine set.     $500.00 (trade discount allowed)
Grolier Club, 100 BOOKS FAMOUS IN ENGLISH LITERATURE, p.162-163 (1 of only 
13 American books included in the list).

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