ZARATE (Augustin de). History of the Discovery and Conquest - Lot 181

ZARATE (Augustin de). History of the Discovery and Conquest of Peru. Paris: Published by the Compagnie des Libraires, 1716. 2 volumes in-12, marbled calfskin, triple gilt rule, coat of arms in the center with the inscription “Bibliothèque de M. & Mme de May,” smooth, decorated spine, red title labels and fawn volume numbers, red edges (contemporary binding). Illustrated edition featuring a frontispiece, a fold-out map, and 13 copperplate engravings. (Sabin, no. 106261.) First published in 1555 in Antwerp, Zarate’s work is one of the essential texts for the history of the Spanish conquest of the Americas. A beautiful and rare copy bearing the coat of arms of Madame de May: Madame de May was the wet nurse of the Duke of Anjou, later Philip V of Spain; her husband, Nicolas Rouillé or Rouilliers, had been his valet (OHR, pl. 313).

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