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Lot 325
Sale 654 - Fine Books and Manuscripts
May 1, 2019
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DIAZ DEL CASTILLO, Bernal (c.1492-1581?). The True History of the Conquest of Mexico. London: for J. Wright by John Dean, 1800.
4to (264 x 208 mm). Frontispiece map. (Light offsetting of map to title.) Contemporary tree calf gilt (rebacked, stained at foot). Provenance: K. E. H. (bookplate).
FIRST EDITION in English of Diaz del Castillo's account of his travels with Cortes through Cuba, the Yucatan, Florida, Mexico, and Guatemala. Though Diaz del Castillo wrote his account in 1568, it was not first published until 1632 in Madrid. Palau 72373; Sabin 19984.
Property from the Collection of Meredith Hill Kwiatkowski, Fort Collins, Colorado
Property from the Collection of Meredith Hill Kwiatkowski, Fort Collins, Colorado