Author: R. B.. Cunninghame Graham
Title: Pedro de Valdivia Conqueror of Chile
Description: New York and London, Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1927. Cloth. A scarce volume on this Spanish conquistador of Chile, in a dust wrapper. Pedro de Valdivia (1497-1553) was a Spanish conquistador who served as first royal governor of Chile. He led an expedition to Chile after serving as Francisco Pizarro's second in command in Peru, and here he defeated a number of indigenous warriors to found Santiago in 1541. He continued to conquer Chile until his capture and subsequent death during a campaign against the indigenous Mapuche peoples.Written by R. B. Cunninghame Graham (1852-1936), a Scottish adventurer, writer and politician. From the library of Eric Kenneth Prentice Back. Kenn Back was a British meteorologist with the British Antarctic survey for many years. He spent eight winters in the Antarctic and is a descendent of Captain George Back. In addition, he served as base commander at Halley, Faraday and Rothera stations. His library collection was built over decades and highlights his love of polar exploration. In a clipped dust wrapper.Contains a frontispiece illustration of the subject. In a full cloth binding. Externally lovely. Dust wrapper is clipped, with small visible tape repairs to the head and tail of the spine, with chips to the tail of the flaps and sunning to the spine. Ownership bookplate to the front pastedown. Internally firmly bound, pages bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.
Keywords: chile pedro de valdivia r b cunninghame graham colonialisation pedro de valdivia None
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Title: Pedro de Valdivia Conqueror of Chile
Description: New York and London, Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1927. Cloth. A scarce volume on this Spanish conquistador of Chile, in a dust wrapper. Pedro de Valdivia (1497-1553) was a Spanish conquistador who served as first royal governor of Chile. He led an expedition to Chile after serving as Francisco Pizarro's second in command in Peru, and here he defeated a number of indigenous warriors to found Santiago in 1541. He continued to conquer Chile until his capture and subsequent death during a campaign against the indigenous Mapuche peoples.Written by R. B. Cunninghame Graham (1852-1936), a Scottish adventurer, writer and politician. From the library of Eric Kenneth Prentice Back. Kenn Back was a British meteorologist with the British Antarctic survey for many years. He spent eight winters in the Antarctic and is a descendent of Captain George Back. In addition, he served as base commander at Halley, Faraday and Rothera stations. His library collection was built over decades and highlights his love of polar exploration. In a clipped dust wrapper.Contains a frontispiece illustration of the subject. In a full cloth binding. Externally lovely. Dust wrapper is clipped, with small visible tape repairs to the head and tail of the spine, with chips to the tail of the flaps and sunning to the spine. Ownership bookplate to the front pastedown. Internally firmly bound, pages bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.
Keywords: chile pedro de valdivia r b cunninghame graham colonialisation pedro de valdivia None
Price: GBP 120.00 = appr. US$ 171.36 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 753R34
- Book number: 753R34
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