HISTORY OF THE CONQUEST OF PERU, Prescott 1902. Inca, Conquistadors,

Description: HISTORY OF THE CONQUEST OF PERU WILLIAM H. PRESCOTT GEORGE BELL AND SONS: LONDON 1902 Bohn's Standard Library edition. A very attractive, unopened set of Pescott's classic history of the Spanish conquest of the Inca empire. William Hickling Prescott (May 4, 1796 – January 28, 1859) was an American historian and Hispanist, who is widely recognized by historiographers to have been the first American scientific historian. Despite suffering from serious visual impairment, which at times prevented him from reading or writing for himself, Prescott became one of the most eminent historians of 19th century America. After an extensive period of study, during which he sporadically contributed to academic journals, Prescott specialized in late Renaissance Spain and the early Spanish Empire. His works on the subject have become classic works in the field, and have had a great impact on the study of both Spain and Mesoamerica. Historians admire Prescott for his exhaustive, careful, and systematic use of archives, his accurate recreation of sequences of events, his balanced judgements and his lively writing style. He wrote narrative history, subsuming unstated causal forces in his driving storyline. 18 x 12 cm. xxxiv + 510 pp + publisher's catalogue. Vol. 2. xx + 530 pp + publisher's catalogue. Near fine condition. A little foxing to the page edges and endpapers. Half-tile pages and catalogues age toned. Pages unopened along the top edge (please see the photos). Images sell! Get Supersized Images & Free Image Hosting Attention Sellers - Get Templates Image Hosting, Scheduling at Auctiva.com.

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