PRESCOTT, WILLIAM HICKLING. History of the Conquest of Mexico, 1843, 3 vols., green cloth, slight wear at corners and heads of two spines, First Printing of each vol., First state of vol. 1, gift inscription dated 1 Jan. 1844 in vol. 1, Grolier/American 51; History of the Conquest of Peru, 1847, 2 vols., light brown cloth, some fading and light shelf-wear, natural discoloration to glazed yellow endpapers, State B of title-page of vol. 1, book-plate of C.H. Sherwell, Grolier/English 81--IRVING, WASHINGTON. A History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus, 1828, 3 vols., muslin-backed drab boards, printed paper spine labels, uncut, spine of vol., 1 worn, vol. 3 tightened in binding, foxing, three-inch tear in folding map, State A of folio 420 in vol. 3, early ownership signature of "F. Bacon" in each vol.; all New York, together 8 vols., tall 8vo, original bindings, half morocco folding cases, First American Editions, with the maps, plates, etc. BAL 16340, 16346, 10124. (8)

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PRESCOTT, WILLIAM HICKLING. History of the Conquest of Mexico, 1843, 3 vols., green cloth, slight wear at corners and heads of two spines, First Printing of each vol., First state of vol. 1, gift inscription dated 1 Jan. 1844 in vol. 1, Grolier/American 51; History of the Conquest of Peru, 1847, 2 vols., light brown cloth, some fading and light shelf-wear, natural discoloration to glazed yellow endpapers, State B of title-page of vol. 1, book-plate of C.H. Sherwell, Grolier/English 81--IRVING, WASHINGTON. A History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus, 1828, 3 vols., muslin-backed drab boards, printed paper spine labels, uncut, spine of vol., 1 worn, vol. 3 tightened in binding, foxing, three-inch tear in folding map, State A of folio 420 in vol. 3, early ownership signature of "F. Bacon" in each vol.; all New York, together 8 vols., tall 8vo, original bindings, half morocco folding cases, First American Editions, with the maps, plates, etc. BAL 16340, 16346, 10124. (8)