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Sale 352: Books in All Fields with Fine Printing, Miniatures, Children's Books & Oz (#352) 03/29/2007 1:00 PM PDT Closed
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Lot #84 Relation that Alvar Nuñez Cabeca de Vaca gave of what Befel the Armament in the Indies whither Panphilo de Narvaez went for Governor (from the years 1527 to 1537) when with three Comrades he returned and came to Sevilla

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(Grabhorn Press)

Title:

Relation that Alvar Nuñez Cabeca de Vaca gave of what Befel the Armament in the Indies whither Panphilo de Narvaez went for Governor (from the years 1527 to 1537) when with three Comrades he returned and came to Sevilla

Author:

Nuñez Cabeca de Vaca, Alvar

Place Published:

[San Francisco]

Publisher:

[Grabhorn Press]

Date Published:

[1929]

Description:

[10], 122, [2] pp. Hand-illuminated decorations by Valenti Angelo. 12½x8¾, tan boards, printed spine, slipcase. No. 205 of 300 copies printed by the Grabhorn Press.

Excellent printing of the account of Cabeza de Vaca's unbelievable journey across the continent of North America in the 1530's after escaping from Indians. He and three companions, assuming the roles of medicine men and at times treated as gods, crossed from Florida to Texas and eventually arrived in Mexico City. Printed from the Buckingham Smith translation of 1871. GB124.

Condition:

Spine darkened and with some vertical creasing; else near fine.

Item#:

176471

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