(PERU) García Lasso de la Vega Historia general del Peru

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Sale 2687 - Lot 315

Estimate: $ 3,000 - $ 4,000

(PERU.) García Lasso de la Vega. Historia general del Peru. [6 of 8], 300, [6] leaves. 4to, later vellum; title page slightly cropped and repaired at edges, lacking 2nd and 8th preliminary leaves; early inscriptions on title page and final preliminary, some manuscript notes in side margins (cropped), moderate foxing, minor worming to inner margin not affecting text, wear and repairs to final leaf; Oratorian marca de fuego on top edge, modern collector's bookplate on front pastedown. Cordoba, Spain: viuda de Andres Barrera, 1617

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First edition, second issue with new 1617 title page. This was the second part of the "Comentarios Reales de los Incas," describing the Spanish conquest of Peru. European Americana 617/55; Medina BHA 658; Palau 354789; Sabin 98755.

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