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(MEXICO.) Díaz del Castillo, Bernal.
The true history of the conquest of Mexico.
Map. viii, 514, [1] pages. 4to, early
1
/
2
calf, moderate wear, joints split; map foxed, a bit of
soiling on fore-edge; bookplates on front pastedown, small inked “MM” stamp on verso of
title and page 52.
London: Wright, 1800
[600/900]
FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH
of the above. Palau 72373; Sabin 19984.
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(MEXICO.) Elhuyar, Fausto de.
Indagaciones sobre la amonedacion en Nueva
España.
viii, 142, [4] pages. 8vo, contemporary marbled calf, minor wear; minimal damp-
staining, generally clean.
Madrid: Greda, 1818
[500/750]
A work on coinage in New Spain. Palau 78957; Sabin 22119. None known at auction.
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(MEXICO.) Escoiquiz, Juan de.
México conquistada: Poema heroyco.
Frontispiece plate. xxxii, 342; 386; 345, [1] pages. 3 volumes. 8vo, contemporary marbled
calf, minor wear; clean internally.
Madrid: Imprenta Real, 1798
[400/600]
An epic poem on the conquest. Palau 81282.
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(MEXICO.) Gamboa, Francisco Xavier.
Comentarios a las ordenanzas de minas.
3 folding plates. [28], 534 pages. Folio, later
1
/
4
calf, minor wear; rehinged, moderate foxing,
moderate worming with repairs to several leaves and in margins of plates; early signature
on title page.
Madrid: Ibarra, 1761
[800/1,200]
A detailed discussion of mining ordinances relating to New Spain, written by a Mexican
lawyer who had relocated to Spain. Also includes extensive technical advice for prospective
miners. Palau 97362 (“libro de aprecio”); Sabin 26509; Streeter sale I:146.
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