Historia general y natural de las Indias, Islas y
Tierra Firme del Mar Oceano
Cotejado con el codice original por
Jose Amador de los Rios
Madrid, Imprenta Audiencia de la Historia 1851-1855
Palau 89532; Sabin 57990
4 Vols in large, thick quarto
Modern, red, grained morocco; spine, raised bands and gilt titles
Vol I: Frontis with Coat of Arms; 56 lvs Life and works of Oviedo; 632 pp;
5 plates. 1 Leaf: errata
Vol II: 4 lvs; 512 pp; 1 plate and two (one folding) maps
Vol III: 4 lvs; 652 pp; 1 plate; one map
Vol IV: 4 lvs; 620 pp; 4 plates, one folding and colored map
Complete set. Browning of the lithographed plates as usual. Maps and text are fine.
Oviedo spent 20 years ...
Colonization..Santo Thomas e Guatemala
Par la Compagnie Belge
In octavo, half calf. Title lables on spine
One bookplate: Verum atque decens
And in MS: Lee Hartwell, 1855
8pp
One double page world map
5 black and white lithos
4 maps: Central America and Santo Thomas district and
Border between Nicaragua and Costa Rica and a map of the ` Caribbean
Pp 5-64: Compagnie Belge: renseignement
Pp 1-170: Exploration de lAmerique Centrale
Pp1-70: Opinion des voyageurs
Pp 1-64: Opinion de la Presse Française
Narrative... expedition against the revolted Negroes of Surinam...
on the wild coast of South America
London, Johnson 1806
Sabin 91075; Abbey Travel 719; Bentley, Blake books 499 B
Two books in one volume in quarto
Large paper copy, bookblock 29,5x23cm, blindstamped vellum over heavy bevelled boards.
Book one: 11 lvs, including frontis and title page; 423 pp; 1 leaf; 4 pp;
Book two: second title page; 4 lvs; 419 pp; 5 pp
The two title pages with engraved vignette, 77 plates in aquatint and 3 engraved folding maps, all in attractive contemporary colour.
Images after original Stedman drawings.
A famous abolitionist document, attractive as a large paper copy and enhanced by its ...
