Prescott's Peru and Mexico
Updated September 24, 2026
| Lot number | 207 |
| Estimate | 100.00 - 200.00 USD |
| Auction | Fall Rare Books, Manuscripts, Historical Prints, & Ephemera |
| Date | October 8, 2026 at 10:30 AM EDT |
| Auction house | Quinn's Auction Galleries |
| Location | Falls Church, Virginia |
PRESCOTT, WILLIAM H. 1. History of the Conquest of Mexico. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1844. 3 volumes. 8vo (145 x 232 mm). 3 frontispieces, 2 maps, and a facsimile plate of Hernando [sic] Cortes's signature. xxxiv, 488; xvii, 480; xvii, 524 pp. Modern quarter morocco and black cloth, spine labels stamped in gilt. Scattered foxing. Provenance: George Sykes, House of Representatives, Washington, 5th Mo 8th 1846 (ownership inscription). 2nd American edition, Sabin 65262. 2. History of the Conquest of Peru, with a Preliminary View of the Civilization of the Incas. Boston: Phillips, Sampson & Co, 1856. 2 volumes. 8vo (138 x 226 mm). Frontispiece in each volume, map, plate of facsimile signatures. xl, 527; xix, 547 pp. 19th century half calf over marbled boards, spines gilt in compartments, marbled edges and endpapers. Front board of vol 1 reattached; joints and extremities a little rubbed. Provenance: Henry M. Brookfield (bookplates).
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