[West Indies] Solorzano Pereira, Juan de. Traduccion de la Dedicatoria Real

i Epistolas Proemiales del segundo Tomo del derecho, i Govierno de las Indias Occidentales. (Madrid), Fr. Martinez, 1639, (4),62 lvs, w. engr. title-p. by Roberto Cordier, woodcut initials and tailpieces, cont. limp vellum w. mor. letterpiece on spine and w. remnants of ties, folio. A very good copy w. minor usual traces of wear.

Alden & Landis 639/ 113; Medina, Bibibliotheca Hispano-Americana II, 410; Palau 318979; Sabin 86532. Rare. De Solorzano Pereira, a former Lima judge, was in charge of the Spanish colonies in America. This particular volume deals specifically with the laws of the West Indies, but for a large part comprises dedicatory letters to King Philip IV and others. The work is in fact an epitome from the author's work Disputationum de Indiarum Jure, 1629/ 1639, w. the same engr. title-border.