(LIMA 1817) Barba Alvaro Alonso Arte de los metales en que

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(LIMA--1817.) Barba, Alvaro Alonso. Arte de los metales, en que se enseña el verdadero beneficio de los de oro y plata por azogue. Text illustrations. [4], 271, [7] pages. 4to, later vellum, recased; 2 small holes on title page. Lima: Huérfanos, 1817

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first printing in the latin america of this important treatise on refining gold and silver, first published in Madrid in 1640 but initially suppressed by the Inquisition. Includes a chapter on precious metals in South America (pages 28-30). Appended is Carrillo Laso's "Tratado curioso: Descripcion breve de las antiguas minas de España." Medina, Lima 3325; Palau 23621; Sabin 3253.