Alonso de Ercilla´s La Araucana 1776
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(2). ERCILLA (Y ZUNIGA) ALONSO. La Araucana. I-II. Mdrid (Antonio de Sancha) 1776.
8:o. (2), I-LVI, 1-298, (2 blank), (6), 7-413, (1 blank) pp. Engraved frontispiece portrait. 1 folding engraved map, 1 engraved plate.
Contemporary brown marbled calf, worn, vol. I with cracks in upper joint, gilt borders, gilr edges of covers, richly gilt spines. Minor foxing. Engraved armorial bookplate of Westport House. 2 volumes.
Alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga (1533 - 1594), Spanish nobleman, soldier and epic poet, born in Madrid. While in Chile (1556-63) he fought against the Araucanians (Mapuche), and there he began the epic poem La Araucana, considered one of the greatest Spanish historical poems.(Wikipedia).
A charming early 19th century bookplate for Westport House, County Mayo, Ireland. Engraved for Peter Browne, 2nd Marquis of Sligo between 1809-1845.
