Apr 16, 2019 - Sale 2505

Sale 2505 - Lot 344

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Estimate: $ 1,200 - $ 1,800
(NATURAL HISTORY.) Acosta, José de. Histoire Naturelle et Morale des Indes. [8], 375, [16] leaves. 8vo, contemporary vellum, moderate wear; intermittent dampstaining, lacking rear free endpaper; early inscription on rear pastedown, later stickers and owner's signature on front pastedown. Paris, 1616
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Early French edition of Acosta's important 1589 natural history of America, with extensive discussion of the Incas and Aztecs. European Americana 616/1; Medina BHA 330n; Palau 1989; Sabin 125.