De nuper sub D. Carolo Repertis insulis, simulatque incolarum moribus...Enchiridion

by Hernan Cortés, Pietro Martire d'Anghiera, Peter Martyr

$50,000 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller · No longer available

First edition

First edition. Elaborate woodcut title compartment designed by Hans Franck, two woodcut initials. A-D4, E6; 43, 1, bl. pp. Pages 20-21 misnumbered 24-25, as issued. 1 vols. 8vo. Modern wrappers. Early vellum tab at fore-edge, some sparse pencil marks, otherwise in very good condition. Housed in a quarter-morocco slipcase. Beinecke Lesser Antilles Collection 1; Borba de Moraes, p.530; European Americana 521/1; Harrisse BAV 110; JCB 3 I:79; Medina BHA 62;

• Binding: Leather

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