The Papers of William Hickling Prescott

xxx, 442pp. Green cloth-covered boards; gilt titles on front and spine; mustard endpapers. 8vo. Lightly rubbed spine ends and bottom front corner. Text block edges just starting to tan, all edges foxing. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket tanning, has some shelf wear and chipping to edges, mirrors book damage, price clipped. William Hickling Prescott (1796-1859) was an American historian who focussed on the history and culture of the Spanish-speaking world and widely recognised as the first American scientific historian, respected for his thoroughness and system use of primary evidence.