The Conquest and Settlement of the Island of Boriquen or Puerto Rico.; Translated and edited by Daymond Turner. Illustrated with drawings by Jack and Irene Delano
by OVIEDO Y VALDES, Captain Gonzaol Fernandez de
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About This Item
Avon, CT: Limited Editions Club, 1975. First edition with the Delano illustrations, 1/2000 copies (this #192) signed by the illustrators. Tall 8vo (26 cm.). xxviii, 327 pp. Color plates, endpaper maps. LEC Monthly Letter tipped to rear blank endpaper. Bookplate on front pastedown, else very good. Parchment-backed gilt-decorated orange cloth, top edge red, publisher's black board slipcase with gilt spine title. (11004).
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- Bookseller
- Bartlebys Books (US)
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- 65051
- Title
- The Conquest and Settlement of the Island of Boriquen or Puerto Rico.; Translated and edited by Daymond Turner. Illustrated with drawings by Jack and Irene Delano
- Author
- OVIEDO Y VALDES, Captain Gonzaol Fernandez de
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Limited Editions Club
- Place of Publication
- Avon, CT
- Date Published
- 1975
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About Bartlebys Books
Bartleby's Books specializing, since 1984, in Americana and general antiquarian material, including books, archives, and ephemera.
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