[Caption Title] DON MANUEL DE LA VEGA, ESCRIBANO DE CAMARA DEL REY NUESTRO SENOR EN SU REAL, Y SUPREMO CONSEJO DE LAS INDIAS... [3 July 1775] de Consejo de Indias (Spain) - 1775

En Madrid : Por Antonio Balbas, 1756. 2nd. Hardcover. Very Good. [Spanish Colonial Law] 3 [of 4] volumes. Includes vols. 2-4. *Lacking volume 1.* Bound in contemporary full Spanish calf. Gilt spines. Minor shelf wear to covers. Bindings sound. [3], 298; [3], 302; [2], 364 leaves. Pages generally clean and unmarked. Text in double columns with printed marginalia. Spanish language. First published in 1681, De Leyes de Indias collected the laws of the Spanish American colonies, including both Latin American and the Philippines. Each law indicates the year, king and place of issue. An important reference for the origins and development of Latin American law. The laws recorded in this edition remained theoretically in force in Spanish America for over three centuries. Published in nine books, this set includes the following: Third book. Of the Domain, and Royal jurisdiction of the Indies.; Fourth Book. Of the Discoveries.; Fifth book. Of the Terms, Division, and Aggregation of Governments.;… Leer más

Madrid: Por Julian de Paredes, 1681. Second, revised and enlarged edition. In contemporary limp vellum. Engraved device on title page. Woodcut initials throughout and a tailpiece at end of each part. Tinted edges. Stains on binding, string missing, panels with small damage at the outer edge. Tinted title on spine, rubbed. 19th-century shelfmark on the inner front panel in ink. Contemporary notes and sings to the margins throughout the first part. Old restoration with paper tape to a few pages in the first part. Otherwise in very good condition.. Second, revised and enlarged edition. In contemporary limp vellum. 206, [14] p. Revised and enlarged second edition of these substantial bodies of law relating to the New World and the treatment of Native Americans, an important volume on the Administrative History of the Indies. One of the most important volumes of the administrative history of the Indies, a fundamental collection of laws and ordinances decreed by the Council of the Indies, the supreme… Leer más