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Lot 155
Three 19th Century Book Sets Pertaining to the Age of Discovery
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To include: Prescott, William. History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella, The Catholic (New York: Harper & Brothers, 1854), three volumes, 8vo (9 in.), three-quarter calf over marbled boards; some scuffs and light foxing; good condition; plus Edwards, Edward. The Life of Sir Walter Raleigh (London: MacMillan and Company, 1868), two volumes, 8vo (8-3/4 in.), three-quarter leather over patterned cloth; marbled endpapers and edges; very good condition; Prescott, William. History of the Conquest of Mexico (Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1875), three volumes, 8vo (7-1/2 in.), full calf with gilt to spines, marbled endpapers; internally clean with some warping to boards, splits to hinges; fair condition.