THE CONQUEST AND SETTLEMENT OF THE ISLAND OF BORIQUEN OR PUERTO RICO

OVIEDO Y VALDES, Capt. Gonzalo Fernandes de

Published by Limited Editions Club, Avon, CT, 1975

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Seller: Charles Agvent, est. 1987, ABAA, ILAB, Fleetwood, PA, U.S.A.Charles Agvent, est. 1987, ABAA, ILAB

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Folio (7-1/2" x 12") bound in imported natural vellum-backed scarlet buckram boards with a gilt design. Translated and edited by Daymond Turner. Illustrated with drawings by Jack and Irene Delano including 8 full-page four-color serigraphs silk-screened from the originals by Pava Prints of San Juan. Copy #887 of 2000 SIGNED by both artists on the colophon page and printed at the Stinehour Press. This appears to be the only English translation of this section of Oviedo's HISTORIA GENERAL dealing with Puerto Rico. Fine in glassine and just about Fine slipcase.

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Title
THE CONQUEST AND SETTLEMENT OF THE ISLAND OF BORIQUEN OR PUERTO RICO
Author
OVIEDO Y VALDES, Capt. Gonzalo Fernandes de
Publisher
Limited Editions Club, Avon, CT
Publication year
1975
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Binding
Hardcover
Illustrator
Jack and Irene Delano
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Americana, Illustrated Books, Limited Editions Club, Puerto Rico, Signed

Charles Agvent, est. 1987, ABAA, ILAB

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