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HISTORY OF THE CONQUEST OF PERU, with a preliminary view of the civilization of the Incas
by Prescott, William H
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- Seller
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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1959. Edited by John Foster Kirk. Pp. xxiv+510+[2](colophon, advertisements), appendix, index; demy 8vo; navy cloth, spine lettered in gilt and upper board in blind, the boards slightly warped, edges lightly rubbed; price-clipped dust wrapper, faded and slightly tape marked, edges lightly rubbed and split, the backstrip slightly chipped at extremities; the upper free endpaper slightly soiled and with signs of sticker removal near top fore-corner, commercial bookplate on half-title page (with owner's name partly obscured), outer leaves and edges lightly foxed; George Allen & Unwin, London, 1959. New Revised Edition. Standard Authors Library series.
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- Bookseller
- Kay Craddock Antiquarian Bookseller
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 173666
- Title
- HISTORY OF THE CONQUEST OF PERU, with a preliminary view of the civilization of the Incas
- Author
- Prescott, William H
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- George Allen & Unwin Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1959
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About the Seller
Kay Craddock Antiquarian Bookseller
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Melbourne, Victoria
About Kay Craddock Antiquarian Bookseller
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Browsers are always welcome, and we are happy to provide personal service when required, including assistance in the selection of gifts for all occasions.
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Soiled
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- Leaves
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- Bookplate
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- New
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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