Sale 2517 - Printed & Manuscript Americana, September 26, 2019

325 323 c   (PERU.) Harold, Francis; trans- lator. Lima limata conciliis, constitution- ibus synodalibus, et aliis monumentis. Portrait plate facing page 1. [34], xxxiv, 379, [22] pages. Folio, later 1 / 2 calf, minor wear; minor worming in lower margin; with half-title leaf. Rome: Joseph Corvi, 1673 [500/750] The proceedings of the Provincial Councils of Lima held in 1583, 1591 and 1601 by Archbishop Toribio Alfonso de Mogrovejo, along with other syn- ods, which helped organized the Catholic Church in America.Translated from Spanish into Latin by an Irish monk.“Volume fort rare”—LeClerc 1757. European Americana 673/105; Medina BHA 1547; Palau 112325; Sabin 30415. 324 c   (PERU.) Lasso de la Vega, Garcia. The Royal Commentaries of Peru. 11 plates, [16], 22, 27-1019 pages. Folio. modern 1 / 4 calf; minor foxing and toning. London: Miles Flesher, for Christopher Wilkinson, 1688 [700/1,000] An abridged translation of the Commentarios Reales and the Historia General de Peru, one of four editions which were first issued in London that year (priority undetermined). This is the first issue of the Wilkinson edition, describing the “First Part” and “Scond Part” (sic) on the title page. European Americana 688/105; Palau 354799; Sabin 98760. 325 c   (PHOTOGRAPHY.) Gasparini, Paolo. Para verte mejor, América latina. Numerous photographic illustrations. 171, [9] pages. Oblong 4to, original illustrated wrappers, minor wear; minimal wear to contents. Mexico: Siglo XXI, 1972 [800/1,200] A counterculture photobook by Venezuelan photographer Paolo Gasparini (born 1934). Its images of police repression, squalor, consumerism, and political graffiti are contrasted with a more uplifting section on Cuba at the end, with the clear intent to suggest an alternate path out of capitalism for Latin America. 324