From William Reese Company - Americana, New Haven, CT, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 13 July 2006
About this Item
Three volumes. [466]; [442]; 202pp. Contemporary vellum over paste boards, retaining button and loop closures. Vellum a bit soiled, especially on spines; inner hinges open in a few places, but bindings strong. Occasional water stain or other sign of exposure to dampness; a few gutter margins (only) of first volume with a short worm track; some cockling of paper. Ownership stamp of Carlos Sanz in several places. Good overall. Second edition. Antonio de León Pinelo (1589- 1660) was a Spanish-colonial historian. Born in Cordova de Tucuman and educated at the Jesuit college of Lima, he left the New World for Spain in 1612 and there enjoyed a highly successful career, becoming attorney of the Council of the Indies and later a judge in the Casa de Contratacion in Seville. His EPITOME. was originally published in Madrid in 1629 and is here in the second edition, enlarged and annotated by Andres Gonzalez de Barcia. It was the first bibliography for the field of Americana and to this day it remains an important source for scholars and collectors of the colonial era of the New World for its wealth of bibliographic data and most especially information about manuscripts. Rich says of this edition: "[It is] the most complete general bibliography of geographical works, travels, missionary reports, etc." "Ouvrage extremement important pour la bibliographie americaine" - LeClerc. The work is handsomely printed (although erratic in its pagination and signature markings), in double-column format, featuring titlepages in black and red with an engaging small engraved vignette of a ship between pillars reading "Plus" and "Ultra." SABIN 40053. PALAU 135738. EUROPEAN AMERICANA 737/135. MEDINA, BHA, 3071. BORBA DE MORAES, p.150. LeCLERC 872. Seller Inventory # WRCAM49732
Bibliographic Details
Title: EPITOME DE LA BIBLIOTHECA ORIENTAL, Y ...
Publisher: En la oficina de Francisco Martinez Abad, Madrid
Publication Date: 1738
Store Description
Terms of Trade
All initial queries concerning items listed on ABEBooks.com by William Reese Company must be made via e-mail.
All material offered herein is offered subject to prior sale and is shipped subject to approval, but notification of return must be made within thirty days and returns made in a prompt and conscientious fashion. New customers are asked to prepay, or supply ABAA/ILAB references. Payment may be made by check, wire transfer or bank draft, and we also accept Visa and MasterCar...
More InformationOrders usually ship within 3 business days. Shipping costs are based on books weighing 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required.
Payment Methods
accepted by seller
