ACOSTA, Jose de (ca 1539-1600). The Naturall and Morall Historie of the East and West Indies . Translated from Spanish into English by Edward Grimston (attributed to). London: Val: Sims for Edward Blount and William Aspley, 1604.
ACOSTA, Jose de (ca 1539-1600). The Naturall and Morall Historie of the East and West Indies . Translated from Spanish into English by Edward Grimston (attributed to). London: Val: Sims for Edward Blount and William Aspley, 1604. Small 4 o in half-sheets (173 x 129 mm). (Lacking first and last blanks, some occasional pale spotting.) Modern reddish-brown morocco gilt, edges gilt, by Sangorski and Sutcliffe. Provenance : Frank C. Deering (1866-1939, bookplate). "THE MOST CONVINCING, DETAILED, AND RELIABLE ACCOUNT OF THE RICHES AND NEW THINGS OF AMERICA" (Hill) FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH. Acosta was a missionary in Peru from 1571 to 1576, after which he moved to Mexico. "Acosta's official duties obliged him to personally investigate a very extensive range of territory, providing him with a practical knowledge of the province, and its aboriginal inhabitants. While in Peru he was instrumental in the establishment of the first printing press, and in 1585 oversaw its first productions" (Hogwego). His Historia natural y moral de las Indias , first published in 1590, enlarged on his two earlier works and provided an encyclopedic analysis of the Amerindian world. Its popularity was immediate and immense, seeing the work translated into numerous languages. Alden & Landis 604/1; Arents Tobacco 67; Church 328; Hill p.3 ("His work opened the eyes of the rest of Europe to the great wealth that Spain was drawing from America. Eventually Spain grew more secretive in these matters"); Hogwego A7; JCB (3) II:24; Sabin 131; STC 94.
ACOSTA, Jose de (ca 1539-1600). The Naturall and Morall Historie of the East and West Indies . Translated from Spanish into English by Edward Grimston (attributed to). London: Val: Sims for Edward Blount and William Aspley, 1604.
ACOSTA, Jose de (ca 1539-1600). The Naturall and Morall Historie of the East and West Indies . Translated from Spanish into English by Edward Grimston (attributed to). London: Val: Sims for Edward Blount and William Aspley, 1604. Small 4 o in half-sheets (173 x 129 mm). (Lacking first and last blanks, some occasional pale spotting.) Modern reddish-brown morocco gilt, edges gilt, by Sangorski and Sutcliffe. Provenance : Frank C. Deering (1866-1939, bookplate). "THE MOST CONVINCING, DETAILED, AND RELIABLE ACCOUNT OF THE RICHES AND NEW THINGS OF AMERICA" (Hill) FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH. Acosta was a missionary in Peru from 1571 to 1576, after which he moved to Mexico. "Acosta's official duties obliged him to personally investigate a very extensive range of territory, providing him with a practical knowledge of the province, and its aboriginal inhabitants. While in Peru he was instrumental in the establishment of the first printing press, and in 1585 oversaw its first productions" (Hogwego). His Historia natural y moral de las Indias , first published in 1590, enlarged on his two earlier works and provided an encyclopedic analysis of the Amerindian world. Its popularity was immediate and immense, seeing the work translated into numerous languages. Alden & Landis 604/1; Arents Tobacco 67; Church 328; Hill p.3 ("His work opened the eyes of the rest of Europe to the great wealth that Spain was drawing from America. Eventually Spain grew more secretive in these matters"); Hogwego A7; JCB (3) II:24; Sabin 131; STC 94.
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