23 - South America - ZARATE (Augustin de).

South America - ZARATE (Augustin de). History of the Discovery and Conquest of Peru. Paris, Published by the Compagnie des Libraires, 1742. 2 vols., small 8vo, xl, 360 pp., 14 plates (including 2 fold-outs) and one fold-out map; [10]-479 pp. Marbled brown calfskin, decorated ribbed spine (contemporary binding). A few slight water stains. (Sabin 106265.) Included: [GRAFFIGNY (Françoise de)]. Letters from a Peruvian Woman, translated from French into Italian, in which all words have been accented to help foreigners learn the prosody. By M. Deodati. Paris, Veuve Duchesne, 1780. In-12 marbled calfskin, decorated ribbed spine, red title label. Handwritten ex-libris from the period on the title page. Bilingual French-Italian edition of Madame de Graffigny’s famous epistolary novel, first published in 1747. ( The novel, inspired in particular by Montesquieu’s *Persian Letters*, features Zilia, a young Peruvian woman abducted during the Spanish conquest, who discovers French society and critiques its customs, particularly the status of women.)"