History of the conquest of Peru, with a preliminary view of the civilization of the Incas. By William H. Prescott, ... In two volumes. ...
William Hickling Prescott (1796-1859)
Category
Books
Date
1848
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 3231773
Summary
Bibliographic description
Third edition. 2v., plate: ill, maps, ports.; 8vo. Part of 11v uniform set of Prescott's works. Provenance: nineteenth-century armorial bookplate, monogram "VHC" [i.e. Vauncey Harpur Crewe, 10th Baronet (1846-1924)]. Binding: nineteenth-century full green calf; double gilt fillet border; five false bands; gilt tooled spine. Red and brown leather spine labels, lettered in gilt, gilt-tooled board edges. Marbled endpapers and edges. Stamped on inside endpapers: "Bickers & son London".
Makers and roles
William Hickling Prescott (1796-1859)