Historia Fisica Politica Natural Isla Cuba Sagra 14vol Engravings of CUBA Ramon de la Sagra 14 vols 1838-1862 Start Price USD 38,000.00 Current Price USD 38,000.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Wednesday, October 08, 2008 End Time Wednesday, October 15, 2008 Location Madrid See more about 'Historia Fisica Politica Natural Isla Cuba Sagra 14vol ' Description THE GREATEST CUBAN RARITY HISTORIA FISICA POLITICA NATURAL DE LA ISLA DE CUBA On 14 vols!! Edition Complete is 14 vols LARGE IMPERIAL FOLIO Good Condition Inside   Covers of Epoch. THE GREATEST CUBAN RARITY Text collates complete, 14 vols., folio, Vol. 1: Historia física y política: Introducción, geografía, clima, población, agricultura (by Ramón de la Sagra). 1842. lxxix [1] 302 pp., including tables. Vol. 2: [Historia física y política: Comercio marítimo. Rentas y gastos, fuerza armada, apéndice (by Ramón de la Sagra). 1842]. [2] 135 [1] 72, 2 pp. (lacking main title); Atlas geográfico (by Ramón de la Sagra). 1842. [2] [2] pp., including tables, 13 lithographed maps (2 large & folding). Vol. 3: Historia natural: mamíferos y aves [main title]. 1845. [4] 39 [1] pp.; Aves (by Ramón de la Sagra, F. L. P. Gervais, and Alcides d’Orbigny) [divisional title]. 1839. [1] 220 pp. Vol. 4: Historia natural: reptiles y peces (by Cocteau, Bibron, and A. Guichenot). 1843. [6] 255 pp. Vol. 5: Historia natural: moluscos (by Alcides d’Orbigny). 1845. [6] 376 pp. Vol. 6: Foraminiferas (by Alcides d’Orbigny). 1840. 180 pp. Vol. 7: Historia natural: crustáceos, aragnides é insectos (by M. F. É. Guérin-Méneville, H. Lucas, Jacquilin-Duval, Baron Selya-Longchamps, and Bigot). 1856. [4] xxxii, 371 pp. Vol. 8: Historia natural: Atlas de Zoología. 1855 (part of Aves is Complete, some plates lost of mamiferos) Vol. 9: Historia natural: Botánica (by C. Montagne). 1845. [4] 64 [2] 328 pp. Vol. 10: Historia natural: Botánica (by A. Richard). 1845. [6] 319 pp. Vol. 11: Historia natural: Botánica (by A. Richard). 1850. 339 [1] [2] pp. Vol. 12: Historia natural: Botánica. 1855. [4] pp., 122 botanical plates (20 hand-colored, 102 black and white). Vol 13: Supplement: Suplemento a la sección económico-política (by Ramón de la Sagra). 1861. [2] 282 pp. Vol 14: Cuba 1860 Important for the history of Cuba Cuba en 1860 o sea cuadro de sus adelantos en la poblacion, la agricultura, el comercio y las rentas publicas. Supplemento a la primera parte de la Historia politica y natural de la Isla de Cuba. La Libreria de L. Hachette y Ca., 1862., 1862. Large folio (No Foxing) First Spanish edition (a French edition was published at the same time-an exact translation of this Spanish edition, but lacking some of the fossil shell plates). “Because of its usefulness to anyone wishing to study Cuba, because of the extraordinary resources that went into its production (primarily due to its 269 [sic; actually 268] plates, engraved in copper and retouched by hand by the best specialists of that time), and because it has been for such a long time the greatest rarity of Cuban bibliography, the thirteen volumes of La Sagra’s Historia may be considered the most valuable possession for any collection specializing in Cuba and the Caribbean”   This remarkable work, which constitutes the first comprehensive survey of Cuba, is one of the most rare and unusual books relating to America. In the tradition of Humboldt, the author, an innovative pioneer in the study of Cuban history, presents an extensive compilation of the island’s population, slavery, government, politics, economy, agriculture, commerce, climate, geography, flora, fauna, and more, all of which is presented with a rigorous methodology, through statistical tables, maps, detailed descriptions, and scientifically accurate drawings from nature. Sagra’s work was published in 190 separate fascicles that began appearing in 1837 and continued for over twenty years. Max Henríquez Ureña, wrote in 1963:  “La Sagra had to overcome numerous difficulties to achieve publication of his work.... Since it was edited under such unusual circumstances, it is extremely difficult today to find a complete collection” (Panorama histórico de la literatura cubana, New York, 1963, I, p. 372). In 1861 the author himself lamented how few sets were available: “My voluminous work, printed with ill-conceived luxury, suffered during its publication singular losses in the text that condemned it to be little known even before it was finished.” He explains that the Spanish government commissioned only 300 copies of the work, but the majority of those copies were burned or lost, making it difficult for him to compile a complete set for his own use. Jorge Aguayo in his definitive 1946 study of this work, described the set as “the most complete and important work of its kind;” noted that he had not been able to find a perfect set in any of the public libraries in Cuba (“In 1887, thirty years after it was finished, Bernard Quaritch, the famous London bookseller, commented that the Spanish edition of La Sagra had become rare and that it would increase in value with time”); and that the work is “one of the most difficult works to find in perfect condition” (see pp. 2, 7, 31-32 in Memorias de la Sociedad Cubana de Historia Natural Felipe Poey, 18:2).   A. Burton-Garbett of Morden, England, offered a set in 1993 for £55,000. However, it was the fine King Leopold of Belgium set (12 vols., plus the 1831 preliminary Historia (see Sabin 74919), but without the 1861 supplement present in our set. Another set is said to have sold for $148,000 recently, but we have not been able to confirm this. Anker, Bird Books and Bird Art, pp. 383n (citing the French edition). BMC (Nat. Hist.), p. 1,781. Chacón y Calvo, “Historia de la Sagra,” in Diario de la Marina (Havana, March 15, 1958) 4-A: “Among the greatest rarities of Cuban bibliography.” Nissen (Zoology) 3547. Palau 284796. Sabin 74913, 74921:   — Historia física, política y natural de la isla de Cuba. Arriba citada. Comenzó la publicación de esta grande obra en París en 1838, bajo la protección del gobierno de S. M., con láminas impresas en color.  FREE SHIPMENT WORLDWIDE   Place a Bid!