Oct 24 at 10:30 AM - Sale 2683 -

Sale 2683 - Lot 145

Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
Casas, Bartolomé de las (circa 1474-1566)
Tyrannies et Cruautez des Espagnols, Commises es Indes Occidentales, qu'on dit le Nouveau Monde.

Rouen: Chez Jacques Cailloüé, 1630.

Quarto, title page printed in red and black, an early French translation of de la Casas's work describing the brutality of the Spanish conquistadors upon the Indigenous population; bound in 18th century parchment over thin boards; extensive 19th manuscript notes in French on front free flyleaves; 7 1/4 x 5 1/4 in.

Sabin 11271.