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Auction 194, Lot 746

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"America de Bry 1590-1634...",

Subject: References, De Bry

Period: 1990 (published)

Publication:

Color: Printed Color

Size:
9.3 x 13.6 inches
23.6 x 34.5 cm
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Edited by Gereon Sievernich, this German-language reference compiles the complete engravings from the first nine volumes of De Bry's monunmental America series. The book includes De Bry's iconic images of native life in Virginia, Florida, Brazil, Peru, and the rest of the Western Hemisphere. There are 342 illustrations in all, 192 of them in color, with each accompanied by descriptive text in German. Published by Casablanca in Berlin. 464 pages. Hardbound in brown boards with an illustrated dust jacket.

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Condition: A

Near fine. There is minor shelf wear on the dust jacket.

Estimate: $50 - $70

Sold for: $26

Closed on 9/13/2023

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