De promulgando Evangelio apud barbaros, sive De procuranda Indorum salute libri sex
Lyon: Laurentii Anisson, 1670.
Early Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Good Condition. Item #049419
Contemporary calf, front hinges cracked and barely attached, rubbing to spine, mark from removed bookplate on pastedown, Light dampstain early on, modest marginal staining and general foxing, one signature (pages 3-13) loose; generally clean internally. Originally published in 1588 in Salamanca along with De natura Novi Orbis libri duo and first published alone in 1596. (22), 501, (25)pp.. Sabin 120 (1596 ed.), Palau I 10
Most famous for his Natural and Moral History of the Indies, Acosta spent the last few years of his life as rector in Salamanca where Conciones de Adventu was written. Before that he had years on multiple trips to Peru in the 1570s (famously crossing the Andes and being one of the first to record speculation on altitude effects) and then in Mexico in the 1580s. Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Inventory No: 049419.
Price: $1,250.00