The Harkness Collection in the Library of Congress; Documents from early Peru, the Pizarros and the Almagros 1531-1578

n/a. The Harkness Collection in the Library of Congress; Documents from early Peru, the Pizarros and the Almagros 1531-1578. Washington: United States Government Printing Office, 1936. First edition. Sm. 4to. Ex library. xi,253pp. Half gilt-lined leather over brown cloth with gold lettering on spine. Lettering faded. Library inventory numbers in white on tail of spine. Head and tail of spine chipped and rubbed. Corners bumped and worn. Minor scuffing and staining to boards. Top edge gilt. Fore-and bottom page edges untrimmed. Stamp ‘Discarded” on bottom page edge, free front endpaper and on title-page. Perforated library stamp on title-page. Borrowers card pocket in rear. “The present volume is the second in the series of publications made by the Library of Congress from the great collection of early Spanish manuscripts concerning the New World, presented to it in 1929 by Mr. Edward S. Harkness.” Overall good condition. g. Hardcover. (14768) $65