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Oviedo Y Valdes, Captain Gonzalo Fernandez, Translated And Edite, D By Daymond Turner

The Conquest and Settlement of the Island of Boriquen or Puerto Rico

1975

129.72 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Year of publication
1975
Place of printing
Avon. Limited Editions Club
Author
Oviedo Y Valdes, Captain Gonzalo Fernandez, Translated And Edite, D By Daymond Turner
Edition
First edition in English, limited to 2,000 copies, this is #644,
Keyword
Travel - Central America & West Indies Native Peoples
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

small folio [31 x 19 cm]; xxxviii, 143, [i] pp, 8 fine color plates, illustrations from drawings and paintings. original quarter natural vellum, gilt stamped on red cloth, spine lightly sunned, original black slipcase with gilt lettering, fine and clean. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Illustrated by Jack & Irene Delano. The book was first published in 1535 and is one of the first published descriptions of the island with much on the native peoples, natural history and Spanish rule. This edition is its first publication in English.
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