Sep 30, 2021 - Sale 2580

Sale 2580 - Lot 296

Price Realized: $ 9,375
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 3,000 - $ 4,000
(CUBA.) Antonio Parra. Descripcion de diferentes piezas de historia natural, las mas de ramo maritimo. [2], 73 plates (2 folding). 2, [4], 195, [5] pages. 4to, contemporary tree calf, moderate wear, peeling to rear board; plate 16 detached; edges tinted red. Havana, 1787
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A richly illustrated guide to Cuba's maritime wildlife: fish, crustaceans, turtles, and more. The final 2 pages and 3 plates are devoted to the medical case of "Domingo Fernandez, Negro de nacion Congo" and his enormous hernia. Medina, Havana 90; Palau 213307. No other complete copies traced at auction since 1985.