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VEGA, Garcilasso de la Histoire des Guerres Civile

Paris: Simeon Piget, 1658. 2 volumes, large 8vo (235 x 180 mm). Recently rebound to style in quarter calf over marbled paper boards, red morocco gilt lettering labels to spines, speckled edges. Condition: lacking frontispiece; occasional minor browning and foxing. Provenance: Meroantile Library (hand stamp to title pages). Garcilasso de la Vega, the Inca, was born to a conquistdor and an Incan princess in 1539. He was in a unique position to write the history of the Incas as he had the trust of both the Incas and the Spanish. He also spoke both languages fluently. He traveled widely through Peru for 12 years gathering informantion before finishing his work in 1612.

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