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Zustand: New. In.

hardcover. Zustand: fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: near fine. Profusely illustrated in color and some b/w. 485 pages with text in English and Spanish. Thick 4to, black cloth with gilded impression on front and back covers, pictorial d.w. (spine sunned with several minor tears on top edge). New York: The Hispanic Society of America, 2000. First edition. A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper.

First Edition, 4to, 73 plates (some coloured), orig. cloth, d.w. Catalogue of the Society's manuscript portolan charts covering material from the fifteenth through the seventeenth century.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Exhibiting the full range of the Manuscripts and Rare Books Department of the Hispanic Society of America, Treasures from the Hispanic Society Library, which accompanied the eponymous Grolier Club exhibition, relates the history of Spain and the spread of its language and culture to the Americas through manuscripts and printed books. It also tells the story of Archer M. Huntington, the founder of the Hispanic Society, whose passion for books and Spain led him to form one of the most important collections of Spanish and Hispanic books in the world. Featuring medieval charters, holograph royal letters, sailing charts from the Age of Exploration, letters patent of nobility, manuscript Bibles, books of hours, indigenous manuscripts from the Americas, as well as historical, scientific, and literary manuscripts, this lively volume provides a visual guide to the history of Spain and Latin America.

A Coruña, Fundación Caixa Galicia, 2005. 28x21 cm. 137 p. Rústica, solapas. Ilustr. color. Buen estado. Primera edición. (Ref. N. 101-C).