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Lot 1230: BENZONI, GIROLAMO. B. 1519.

Est: $2,000 USD - $3,000 USDSold:
BonhamsSan Francisco, CA, USFebruary 14, 2010

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Description

La historia del mondo nuovo. Venice: Francesco Rampazetto, 1565. [4], [1]-47, 49-104, 106-175 ll (2 leaves, 48 and 105, in facsimile). Numerous woodcut illustrations. 8vo (160 x 100 mm). 18th century sheep-backed boards. Patches of browning including to title, paper flaw affecting a few letters.

First edition. In this account of his fifteen-year journey in South and Central America, the Milanese Benzoni attacks Spanish cruelty towards Indians and the African slave trade. The woodcuts depict indigenous life before the influx of Europeans. Sabin 4790.

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Auction Details

Fine Books and Manuscripts

by
Bonhams
February 14, 2010, 12:00 PM PST

220 San Bruno Avenue, San Francisco, CA, 94103, US