william-prescott-s-classic-historical-works-uniformly-leather-bound
Lot 2182
William Prescott’s Classic Historical Works, Uniformly Leather Bound
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
William H. Prescott. (6) titles. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1863-4. Hardcover. Half bound leather over marbled paper-covered boards, with marbled endpapers and edges, gilt-stamped spines with raised bands and gilt-titled black morocco labels. 8vo. All with frontispiece except vol. II and III of Charles the Fifth; numerous engravings and maps. Sabin 65259, 65262, 65272, 65281, 65289. (11) volumes, to include:

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL MISCELLANIES. New edition. (1 volume)
HISTORY OF THE CONQUEST OF MEXICO... (Vol. II of 3 volumes only)
HISTORY OF THE CONQUEST OF PERU WITH A PRELIMINARY VIEW OF THE CIVILIZATION OF THE INCAS. (2 volumes, complete)
HISTORY OF THE REIGN OF FERDINAND AND ISABELLA, THE CATHOLIC. Fifteenth edition. (3 volumes, complete)
HISTORY OF THE REIGN OF PHILIP THE SECOND, KING OF SPAIN (Vol. III only of 3 volumes)
William Robertson. THE HISTORY OF THE REIGN OF THE EMPEROR CHARLES THE FIFTH. WITH AN ACCOUNT OF THE EMPEROR'S LIFE AFTER HIS ABDICATION BY WILLIAM H. PRESCOTT (3 volumes, complete)

Each 9 x 6 in.

Very good condition; scuffing and edgewear to boards, rubbed corners, leather with occasional discoloration or staining, some spines and joints rubbed, some spines very slightly cocked; mostly light internal toning with foxing at endpapers, and expected offsetting, (2) volumes with more significant area of offsetting; pages generally clean and bright in this sturdy, well-bound set.