The discouerie and conquest of the prouinces of Peru, and the nauigation in the South Sea, along that coast. : And also of the ritche mines of Potosi.

Historia del descubrimiento y conquista del Peru. English

Imprinted at London : By [John Charlewood, William How, and John Kingston for] Richard Ihones, Febru 6. 1581.

[8], 88, [4] leaves : ill. (woodcuts) ; (4to)

With an additional title page: The strange and delectable history of the discouerie and conquest of the prouinces of Peru, in the South Sea. .. Written in foure bookes, by Augustine Sarate .. Translated out of the Spanish tongue, by T. Nicholas. ..
A translation, omitting books 5-7, of: Historia del descubrimiento y conquista del Peru.
"Charlewood app[arently]. pr[inted]. quires A, T-X; How [par.], B-N, R-S, Aa; Kingston O-Q, Y-Z"--STC.
"The discouery of the ritche mynes of Potosi, & how captaine Carauajall toke it into his power", at end of text.
Signatures: A⁴ [par.]⁴ B-2A⁴.
Entered 13 January [1581]

Signatures from DFo.

Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 1992-1993. New World of Wonders (catalog entry 24)

Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 26123
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S111812

Blog post about Folger Shakespeare Library STC 26123: "Spanish Book Collection at the Folger", The Collation (23 November 2018)
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STC 26123

HH224/7. MS. markings. Print show-through. Sig.A wormed, affecting woodcuts. Contemporary limp vellum binding, wormed, with overlapping fore-edges. Provenance: Willoughby family library; Christie's sale of the Wollaton Hall library, 15-18 June 1925; collated at Quaritch, 22 June 1925; Harmsworth copy