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4 vols. Herrera, Antonio de. Historia general de

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4 vols.
Herrera, Antonio de. Historia general de los hechos de los castellanos en las islas y tierra firme del Mar Oceano... Madrid: En la Imprenta Real, 1601-(1615). First edition. Sm. folio, old vellum; moderately creased & dusty, hinges often split. Bound with: _ _. Descripcion de las Indias Ocidentales. Mad[rid]: En la emplenta [sic] Real, 1601. With 9 engraved title pages & 14 engraved fold. maps. Scattered, generally light, foxing, occasional minor dampstaining, marginal dampstaining to 6 maps in Descripcion" & bottom gutters of several of its leaves. Repair to verso of Decada 1 title page, small restoration to text of Decada 3 title page, Decada 4 title page repaired with small restoration to text, lacuna to margins, Decada 5 title page repaired & trimmed, repairs to 2 prelim. leaves in Decada 5, small restorations in text of Decada 6. Lacking blank leaf V8 in vol. 3; leaf Vv2 in vol. 4 mis-signed Vv3. In custom wood box.
The best early general synthesis of the Spanish discovery, conquest & settlement of North & South America, 1492-1554. Many of the maps in the Descripcion are the first detailed maps of the regions they represent.
Sabin 31544 & 31539; [Palau 114286]; [Medina 455]"

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