1 / 6

Description

America - ROBERTSON (William). History of America. Paris, Panckoucke, 1778. 2 volumes in-4 tortoiseshell calf, ornate ribbed spine, bronze morocco title-pages, triple gilt fillet framing the boards, marbled boards (period binding). First edition of the French translation in quarto format. Translation by Suard and Morellet of Robertson's history of America. Illustrated with 4 folding maps (Gulf of Mexico, South America, Mexico, South America) and a plate of Mexican antiquities, engraved by Bénard. Divided into eight books, the two volumes contain the story of the discovery of the New World and the conquest of Mexico and Peru. Among the documents reproduced is a brief extract from the rare letter from Cortès to Charles V dated 1519 (t. 2, pp. 524-525) and a catalog of the Spanish books and manuscripts cited by the author and on which he based his work (t. 2, pp. 526-538). (Sabin 71991; Quérard VIII, 77.) Armorial bookplate of the Marquis de Saporta (1823-1895), French naturalist. Very minor gnawing to tail caps. A superb copy.

Automatically translated by DeepL. The original version is the only legally valid version.
To see the original version, click here.

821 
Go to lot
<
>

America - ROBERTSON (William). History of America. Paris, Panckoucke, 1778. 2 volumes in-4 tortoiseshell calf, ornate ribbed spine, bronze morocco title-pages, triple gilt fillet framing the boards, marbled boards (period binding). First edition of the French translation in quarto format. Translation by Suard and Morellet of Robertson's history of America. Illustrated with 4 folding maps (Gulf of Mexico, South America, Mexico, South America) and a plate of Mexican antiquities, engraved by Bénard. Divided into eight books, the two volumes contain the story of the discovery of the New World and the conquest of Mexico and Peru. Among the documents reproduced is a brief extract from the rare letter from Cortès to Charles V dated 1519 (t. 2, pp. 524-525) and a catalog of the Spanish books and manuscripts cited by the author and on which he based his work (t. 2, pp. 526-538). (Sabin 71991; Quérard VIII, 77.) Armorial bookplate of the Marquis de Saporta (1823-1895), French naturalist. Very minor gnawing to tail caps. A superb copy.

Schätzwert 500 - 700 EUR

* Zzgl. Aufgeld.
Siehe Auktionsbedingungen, um die Höhe des Aufgeldes zu berechnen.

Aufgeld: 24.27 %
Order platzieren

In der Auktion am Thursday 22 Aug : 11:00 (MESZ) , Fortsetzung um 14:00
limoges, Frankreich
Pastaud
+33555343331
Katalog ansehen Allgemeine Auktionsbedingungen ansehen Auktionsinformationen

Lieferung an
Die Adresse ändern
MBE Brive-la-Gaillarde
Weitere Informationen
MBE Poitiers
Weitere Informationen
Die Lieferung ist optional..
Sie können sich für das Lieferunternehmen Ihrer Wahl entscheiden.
Der angezeigte Preis beinhaltet weder Zuschlag noch Aufgeld.

Dies könnte Ihnen auch gefallen