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Book/Printed Material The new laws of the Indies for the good treatment and preservation of the Indians

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Title

  • The new laws of the Indies for the good treatment and preservation of the Indians

Names

  • Spain
  • Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, 1500-1558
  • Lucas, Fred. W. (Frederic William)
  • Stevens, Henry, Jr., 1819-1886
  • Davis, J. C. Bancroft (John Chandler Bancroft), 1822-1907, donor
  • Chiswick Press
  • C. Whittingham and Co., printer
  • Jay I. Kislak Collection (Library of Congress)
  • Lessing J. Rosenwald Reference Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • London : Privately printed at the Chiswick Press, 1893.

Headings

  • -  Law--Spain--Colonies
  • -  Indians of the West Indies--Legal status, laws, etc
  • -  Indians, Treatment of--Latin America

Genre

  • Etchings--Spain--1540-1550--Reproductions
  • Engravings--Spain--1540-1550--Reproductions

Notes

  • -  Title in red and black; title vignette.
  • -  "Privately printed by Charles Whittingham and Co., Tooks Court, Chancery Lane, London, 1893"--Colophon.
  • -  "The entire impression consists of 88 copies: 13 on vellum Nos. 1-13; 75 on paper Nos. 14-88"--T.p. verso.
  • -  Decorative and historiated initials throughout.
  • -  Issued in pictorial paper covers over boards and dust jacket. Upper edge gilt.
  • -  LC Copy 1 is no. 58 of the limited edition. In dust jacket.
  • -  Kislak accession no.: 1986.020.00.0001.
  • -  LC Copy 1 formerly shelved in the Rare Bk & Special Collections Div. under call nos.: F1411.S73 Office; later Rare Bk Coll : LAW. vj34 2007-08-27
  • -  LC Copy 2 formerly shelved under call no.: LAW SPAIN COLONIES 2 1893 LLRBR and listed under call no.: LAW SPAIN COLONIES 4 Indians 1893 LL. vj34 2007-08-27
  • -  LC Copy 3 formerly shelved under call no.: LAW : Rosenwald Reading Rm. vj34 2007-07-16
  • -  Better: KKT2680.A28+, ll06

Medium

  • xciv p., xiii leaves, xxx, [2] p. : ill. (reproductions) ; 35 cm

Call Number/Physical Location

  • KKT2680 .A35 1893
  • KKT2680 .A35 1893 Copy 2 LC Copy 2 is No. 1 of 13 copies printed on vellum. Contains the manuscript of Henry Stevens' dedication, tipped in following the dedication leaf. Has prospectus, [4] p., bound in at end. In blue and brown morocco doublure binding signed: Bound by Blackwell; 34 cm. Elaborate gold tooling on front, back and inside covers, leather flyleaves and spine. Raised bands and gilt title on spine. Spanish coat of arms in gilt on front cover with legend: A Castilla y a Leon Nuevo Mundo dio Colon. Gilt emblem of the U.S.A. in gilt on back: E pluribus unum. Top edge gilt. In a custom made cardboard case with leather spine with raised bands and gold tooling. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Bancroft Davis, 10 May 1909.
  • KKT2680 .A35 1893 Copy 3 No. 68 of the limited impression of 88 copies. In dust jacket. Part of the Rosenwald Reference Collection. Gift of Lessing J. Rosenwald, May 1978.
  • KKT2680 .A35 1893 Copy 4 No. 7 of the 13 copies printed on vellum. This copy has all sheets laid loose in a portfolio composed of the same pictorial paper covers as the bound copies (nos. 14-88); the portfolio covers are threaded with wide velvet ties that fasten with metal buckles. In a custom made marbled clamshell box with pictorial paper label on front (identical to the title and illustrations on the dust jacket for the bound copies) and leather spine tooled in gold. The clamshell box is enclosed in a second marbled box. Provenance: Gift of Jay I. Kislak Foundation. Accompanying material laid in.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 02005142

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Chicago citation style:

Spain, Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, Fred. W Lucas, Henry Stevens, J. C. Bancroft Davis, Chiswick Press, Printer C. Whittingham And Co, Jay I. Kislak Collection, and Lessing J. Rosenwald Reference Collection. The new laws of the Indies for the good treatment and preservation of the Indians. London: Privately printed at the Chiswick Press, 1893. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/02005142/.

APA citation style:

Spain, Charles V, H. R. E., Lucas, F. W., Stevens, H., Davis, J. C. B., Chiswick Press [...] Lessing J. Rosenwald Reference Collection. (1893) The new laws of the Indies for the good treatment and preservation of the Indians. London: Privately printed at the Chiswick Press. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/02005142/.

MLA citation style:

Spain, et al. The new laws of the Indies for the good treatment and preservation of the Indians. London: Privately printed at the Chiswick Press, 1893. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/02005142/>.