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(WEST INDIES.) Geraldinus, Alessandro.
Itinerarium ad Regiones sub
Æquinoctiali.
Illustrated title page. [38], 284, [18] pages. 8vo, later boards, minor wear;
lacking engraved second title page, minor wear and restoration to first few leaves.
Rome: Guilelmi Facciotti, 1631
[1,000/1,500]
FIRST EDITION
.
“A very scarce and curious volume on the discovery of the West Indies, written
in 1524. Its writer was the intimate friend of Columbus, the one whose interest prevailed over
Ferdinand to fit out the first expedition in search of unknown lands”—Sabin 27116.
European Americana 631/43; JCB page II:236; Medina BHA II:890; Streit II:1600.
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(WEST INDIES.) Quélus, D. de.
The Natural History of Chocolate.
8vo,
modern full calf in period style; light toning.
London, 1724
[2,000/3,000]
FIRST ENGLISH EDITION
,
translated by Richard Brookes from the 1719 French edition. De
Queles spent 15 years in the French West Indies and grew fond of the native cocoa. Good
news for our readers: “One ounce of Chocolate contains as much Nourishment as a pound of
Beef” (page 48). More good news: “If a Person . . . fatigued with long and hard Labour, or
with a violent Agitation of Mind, takes a good Dish of Chocolate, he shall perceive almost
instantly, that his Faintness shall cease, and his Strength shall be recovered” (page 51). Includes
extensive notes on preparation and use. 10 pages are also devoted to other foods such as
banana, manioc, and pimento. European Americana 724/140; Sabin 67091 (French edition).
None known at auction since 1969; ESTC lists 5 copies in the United States and 5
elsewhere.
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TERNAUX-COMPANS, HENRI.
Voyages, Relations et Mémoires
Originaux pour servir a l’Histoire de la Decouverte de l’Amérique.
20 volumes.
8vo, original printed wrappers, variously chipped and worn, most split along spine; inter-
mittent edge wear; uncut and partially unopened.
Paris, 1837-40
[300/400]
French translations of early histories of Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Florida, and more. Palau
330425 (collation inaccurate); Sabin 94856.
WITH
—extra copies of volumes 1, 2, 9, and 19
in plain wrappers.
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