MARINEO SICULO, OPUS DE REBUS HISPANIAE MEMORABILIBUS, ALCALA, 1533, LATER HALF GREEN CALF

folio (273 x 185mm.), title within woodcut border with large woodcut armorial, woodcut initials, a section of text on O4v-O5r crossed through (relating to the Jews), nineteenth-century half green calf, title-page slightly short, occasional light browning, binding slightly rubbed

Alden & Landis 533/20; Palau 152134; Sabin 44585

Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"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."

First published in 1497. Miguel de Eguia reprinted this expanded and updated version in 1530 and again in 1533, together with a Castilian translation, which had the text printed in gothic type instead of roman. Marineo is assumed to have died shortly after the publication of this edition. The section on the Catholic Kings includes the acquisition of the Canary Islands and the discovery of the New World (by one "Petrus Colonus"), in which he mistakenly claimed that a coin of the Emperor Augustus had been found in a gold mine in the Indies.