About this title: Originally published in 1847, HISTORY OF THE CONQUEST OF PERU, a companion volume to William H. Prescott's masterly HISTORY OF THE CONQUEST OF MEXICO, continues his vivid chronicle of Spanish exploits in the New World. The book's commanding vision of Pizarro's tumultuous overthrow of the Inca empire has secured its reputation as a classic in the literature of Latin American history: "HISTORY OF THE CONQUEST OF PERU represents an author's triumph over his materials," observed Donald G. Darnell, one of the historian's several biographers. "Prescott exploits to the fullest any opportunities for ...
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Edition: Reprint
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Mentor / New American Lbrary, New York
Date Published: 1961
Description: Very Good in No Dustwrapper jacket. 12mo. A partlt abridged and revised edition of this classic story of the Inca Empire and its subjugation by the Spaniards. A crisp clean paperback in covers with a little rubbing to the edges. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Dent-Everyman Edition, London
Date Published: 1909
Description: Good. Good solid red fluted cloth binding, gilt decoration to spine, a few marks and some creasing to first half dozen pages (not serious), overall good to v. good. read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Cloth Covered Boards/Hard Back
Publisher: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd, London UK
Date Published: 1933
Description: Book is Very Good in No Dustcover jacket. Everyman Edition. 6 3/4" Tall (approx). Xl(40)+648 pages including index & appendix. Book has red boards with gilt titles to spine which has colour fading/slight browning, slight wear to spine-ends & corners, slght surface wear, plain style spine of the period. Book has slight backward lean. Name/date to flyleaf. Page-edges slightly darkened. Text very clean. Nice condition. read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Cloth w/ Gilt Lettering
Publisher: J. M. Dent & Sons LTd, London
Date Published: 1928
Description: Very Good- No Jacket. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Red cloth boards w/ gilt lettering & decoration to faded spine, sl wear to head & heel, inscription to front free endpaper o/w interior clean & tight. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: JM Dent
Date Published: 1942
Description: Very Good. Decent hardback copy, without dustwrapper. No major defects-unabridged, clean, complete, not falling apart; some light wear. A perfectly good reading or reference copy. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: EVERYMAN DENT
Date Published: 1968
Description: Published by Everyman Dent in 1968. Hardback with Dust jacket. Condition: Good. Used book but in Good Condition for sensible price. Ex-library book (usual stamps and marks). Corners bumped. Spine creased. Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
Description: Published by DENT in N/A. Hardback. Condition: Acceptable. Reading copy ONLY #7617959 Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: DENT
Date Published: 1969
ISBN-13:9780460013017ISBN:0460013017
Description: Published by DENT in 1969. Paperback. Condition: Good. Used book but in Good Condition for sensible price. #1157490 Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
Description: Used-Acceptable. Very small number inside, pages good although yellowed. Spine uncreased. A Mentor Book published by New American Library, 1961. read more
Publisher: Hurst & Company, New York, NY
Date Published: undated
Description: Good +, none. sm 8vo, ix, 334, Green with gold lettering. Indexed. Erasable pencilling, mostly in table of contents. This reprint is sound and readable. read more
Description: Good. ---334 pgs. Interior-Nice overall condition. The boards have light signs of aging. -Publish Place: New York-Size: 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. read more
Description: Good. B000O0AGW8 No dust jacket present and the cover shows some marking/discoloration. Overall, this is still a great reading copy of the title. Ships, well packaged and very quickly, from MI. A detailed description is coming soon. The condition selected for the item is accurate and consistent with our other listings of the same general condition. If you have any questions or you would like a detailed description of the item prior to our revision of the listing, please do not hesitate to ... read more
Description: Fair. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Shipped quickly. 1957. Hardcover. Heritage Press Edition Ed. Used, acceptable. Cover has some edge wear. Cover has some rubbing. No dust jacket. read more
"Ignorant as I was of the history of the conquistadors and of Peru itself, reading this book was similar to reading a romantic fiction where treachery, cruelty and downright thievery play alongside the romantic concepts of integrity and loyalty. In my humble opinion, William H. Prescott has done a fantastic job of not only researching the various sources to recreate a picture of the way things were during the time of the conquest, but also provided just enough background and history on the sources of his information to provide the reader with a very intimate understanding of the weaknesses, mindsets and motivations of the parties involved with the events described. As a Spanish language speaker, I was particularly pleased to find entire passages quoted in the native tongue in which they were written, including the original grammatical and spelling errors. It is one thing to know that many people of the era were ignorant in the ways of the written word and quite another to witness it first hand and to discover that the "historians" of the time possessed the book knowledge of first year schoolchild. Aside from the way the book was written, the content itself was fascinating and a veritable treatise on the evils of the lure of lucre and the downfall of the avaricious. The plight of the natives themselves can best be summarized in this quote taken from the pages of the book: "Wherever the civilized man and the savage have come in contact, in the East of in the West, the story has been too often written in blood.""
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