Nov 06, 2014 - Sale 2364

Sale 2364 - Lot 68

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(JESUITS.) Maffei, Giovanni Pietro. Historiarum indicarum libri XVI, selectarum item, ex India epistolarum. [2], 12, [2], 13-541, [1], [2 blank], [35] pages. Folio, contemporary vellum, early rebacking, minor wear; small inked stamp on title page, intermittent toning, minor dampstaining, preliminary leaves misbound after page 12, index leaves Aaa2-3 transposed. Cologne: Birckmann, 1589
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Early edition of an important history of the Indies first published in 1588, with an emphasis on Jesuit missionary activities. The author was based in Lisbon, and Brazil is particularly well represented. "A classic work on the subject"--Borba de Moraes, page II:508 (other editions). European Americana 589/39; Palau 146978.