History of the Reign of Charles the Fifth, with an Account of the Emperor's Life After his Abdication; History of the Conquest of Peru, with a Preliminary View of the Civilisation of the Incas; History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain; History of the Conquest of Mexico, with a Preliminary View of the Ancient Mexican Civilisation, and the Life of the Conqueror, Hernando Cortes; History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella, the Catholic, of Spain; Critical and Historical Essays

A handsome uniformly bound fifteen volume set of historical works by the renowned American historian, William H. Prescott. New editions. Uniformly bound in a handsome half calf binding with gilt detail and red boards. A set of works by William H. Prescott, who is widely recognized as being the first American scientific historian. Despite having serious visual impairment, which sometimes prevented him from writing independently, Prescott became one of the most renowned historians of the 19th century. This set comprises of: 'History of the Reign of Charles the Fifth' by William Robertson with an Account of the Emperor's Life after his Abdication by William H. Prescott. Complete in two volumes. With a frontispiece and advertisement. 'History of the Conquest of Peru, with a Preliminary View of the Civilisation of the Incas'. Complete in three volumes. With three frontispieces, one in each volume. 'History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain'. Complete in three volumes. With three frontispieces and three engraved plates. Collated complete. 'History of the Conquest of Mexico, with a Preliminary View of the Ancient Mexican Civilisation, and the Life of the Conqueror, Hernando Cortes'. Complete in three volumes. With three frontispieces and two fold out maps. Collated complete. 'History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella, the Catholic, of Spain'. Complete in three volumes. With three frontispieces and three engraved plates. Collated complete. 'Critical and Historical Essays', a new edition. Complete in one volume. With an engraved frontispiece. Each book has a bookplate for one 'S. Timothy Eden Bar' to the front paste-down. In half calf binding. Externally, very smart with light rubbing to the extremities. The spines are slightly darkened with a few small marks to the boards and spines. Internally, hinges starting but firm. Some spotting to the paste-downs and free endpapers. Bookplate to the front paste-down. and light offsetting to the free endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages very bright and clean with just the odd spot and some age-toning to the edges. Spotting heavier on the plates. The map in volume two of 'The Conquest of Mexico' has a closed tear of a couple of inches. The ribbon markers are slightly frayed. Very Good Indeed.…