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Americas.- Garcia (Gregorio) Origen de los Indios

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second edition, engraved vignette title, fine near full-page vignette depicting Thomas Aquinas to dedication f. and 4 illustrations of medallions, woodcut initials, tail-pieces and a charming printer's device to foot of verso of final f., title lightly water-stained, a few spots or small marks, but generally clean internally, contemporary limp vellum,contemporary ink title to length of spine, lacking ties, foot of spine chipped, [Palau 98007; Sabin 26567], folio, Madrid, Francisco Martinez Abad., 1729.

***A very good copy. Garcia was a Dominician, who spent 12 years in Peru and Mexico. He collected a body of evidence to prove that the Americas were populated by successive waves of migrations from various other parts of the world..

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