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Diaz del Castillo, Bernal
Estimate
9,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description
- Historia verdadera de la conquista de la Nueva-Espana. Madrid: Imprenta del Reyno, 1632
- paper
FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, folio (308 x 201mm.), eighteenth-century Spanish mottled calf, spine gilt
Provenance
Nuestra Señora del Buen Suceso... Hospital de la Corte, ano 1741, engraved pictorial bookplate on verso of title
Literature
Alden 632/27; Medina (BHA), II 898; Palau 72354; Sabin 19978 ("of much rarity")
Condition
a very good copy
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
A FINE COPY OF THIS WORK, CONSIDERED THE BEST AND MOST RELIABLE ACCOUNT OF THE CONQUEST OF MEXICO BY CORTES.
Diaz Castillo (c.1496-1584), who wrote this work between 1552 and 1557, participated as a soldier under Cortes in the military operations for the conquest of Mexico and other campaigns in the New World. He described the period, rich in incident, from the conquest until 1538, and the expedition to find Francisco Vazquez Coronado who had gone in search of the fabled city of Cibola.