HERRERA ANTONIO DE The General History of the Vast Continent

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HERRERA, ANTONIO DE. The General History of the Vast Continent and Islands of America. 3 maps, 15 plates. 6 volumes. 8vo, modern 1/4 calf; moderate foxing; early magazine clipping mounted on verso of first title page. London, 1725-26

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first english edition, abridged from one of the most comprehensive early histories of the Spanish colonies. "Had free access to many documents and sources which have since been lost or destroyed. . . . Important for the history of the conquest, colonization, and progress of the Spaniards in America"--Hill 804. Borba de Moraes, page I:401; European Americana 725/95; Medina, BHA 2580; Palau 114314; Sabin 31557; Wagner, Spanish Southwest 12i.