Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott. Hardcover. Very Good/N/A. Two volumes. VERY GOOD. Both volumes have spine cocked, head and heel of spine bumped with small tears at head, corners of boards bumped and split, page edges tanned and dusty; Vol. I previous owner name on front free endpaper, front hinge cracked. xxxiv, 510, xx, 530 pp., frontis. Reprint. Size: 12mo

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Bookseller: Maya Jones Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 291886
Title: History of the Conquest of Peru
Author: Prescott, William H. Edited by John Foster Kirk
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: N/A
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: J. B. Lippincott
Place of Publication: Philadelphia
Bookseller catalogs: South America;
Note: May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.

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Based in the Ortiz Mountains near the old mining towns of Madrid and Cerrillos New Mexico, we feature general stock with a specialty in Latin American art, history and archaeology. From early September until the end of July, please visit us at the El Museo Cultural Market in the Santa Fe Railyard District.

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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

Cocked: Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
12mo: A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
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...
Cracked: In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
Reprint: Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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....
Heel: The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.