Oct 24, 2024 - Sale 2683

Sale 2683 - Lot 145

Price Realized: $ 1,875
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
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.