Sep 17, 2009 - Sale 2186

Sale 2186 - Lot 337

Price Realized: $ 3,600
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000
(MEXICO.) Cogolludo, Diego Lopez de. Historia de Yucathan. One plate, other decorative woodcuts. [1], 760, [31] pages. Large 4to, contemporary vellum, lacking one tie; endpapers a bit defective, short closed tear on title page, minor dampstaining on first few leaves, occasional early inkstains and annotations, lacks the scarce engraved half-title and 13 preliminary leaves; small 1751 Marchio Regaliæ plate pasted to first page, inked stamp of John Carter Brown on first page, and his bookplate on front pastedown with release stamp. (JCB) Madrid, 1688
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first edition. "One of the most valuable fountains of information for the student of American history, the author having access to many valuable documents, some of which are given at length. As usual, in the works of the Spanish missionaries, there is no lack of miracles"--Sabin 14210. European Americana 688/151; JCB 194; Medina, BHA 1821; Palau 141001. Only one other copy known at auction since 1961.