(LIMA 1732) Peralta Barnuevo Pedro de Lima fundada o conqui

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(LIMA--1732.) Peralta Barnuevo, Pedro de. Lima fundada, o conquista del Peru: poema heroico. [166], 209, [13]; [4], 210-"648" pages (the numbering being very erratic as issued). 2 volumes. 4to, contemporary vellum, moderate wear and soiling; moderate dampstaining to a few leaves, repairs in margins to first 4 leaves, tear to leaf ¶2 with loss of a few words; early inscriptions and faint inked stamp in second title page. Lima: Francisco Sobrino, 1732

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first edition. A history of Peru in epic verse by a well-regarded scholar (see above), with his extensive footnotes. "This writer proposes that the commerce with America should be carried on by Spaniards only, and that its produce should circulate in Spain alone"--Sabin 60852. Medina, Lima 869; Palau 218087. None known at auction since 1973.