RELATION THAT ALVAR NUNEZ CABECA DE VACA GAVE OF WHAT BEFEL THE ARMANMENT IN THE INDIAS WHITHER PANPHILO DE NARVAEZ WENT FOR GOVERNOR (FROM THE YEARS 1527 TO 1537) WHEN WITH THREE COMRADES HE RETURNED AND CAME TO SEVILLA.
San Francisco: Grabhorn Press, 1929. 1[12],22,[2]pp. Table of contents. Notes & addenda. Decorations drawn and hand colored by Valenti Angelo. Text map. Tan paper over boards with title in mustard colored in on spine. Deckled edges. Publisher’s rust colored slipcase. Based on the Buckingham Smith translation of 1871. Limited edition of 300 numbered copies. Externally, darkening and rubbing to the spine. Internally, faint offsetting between the front flys from paper left inside. The slipcase shows minor wear and a bit of scattered insect damage. Overall, very good-. This is a detailed account of the disastrous Narvaez expedition of 1528. Cabeza de Vaca, along with three other survivors, chronicled their journey from the Gulf Coast of Florida to the Pacific Coast of Mexico, spanning eight years from 1528 to 1536. The narrative recounts their hardships, interactions with various native tribes, and, ultimately, their return to Spain in 1537. A remarkable story of exploration, adventure, and hardship. As was typical of the Grabhorn Press, it is a very handsome presentation.