Nov 18, 2008 - Sale 2163

Sale 2163 - Lot 3

Price Realized: $ 510
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Estimate: $ 300 - $ 400
ALVARES, FRANCISCO. Noticia del Establecimiento y Poblacion de las Colonias Inglesas en la America Septentrional. Small 4to, contemporary vellum, insect damage at base of backstrip; first 78 pages nearly disbound. Madrid, 1778

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A Spanish history of the British colonies of North America, written just a year before Spain joined the fight against England. Its sense of geography is poor. New England is described as divided into eleven provinces, including Massachusetts, Essex, Middlesex, Warwick, Bristol, New Haven, and Connecticut. Howes A192; Palau 9252; Sabin 975.