Parte primera dela Chronica del Peru
Subtitle: que tracta la demarcacion de sus prouincias, la descripcion dellas, las fundaciones de las nueuas ciudades, los ritos y costumbres de los indios, y otras cosas estrañas dignas de ser sabidas
By: fecha por Pedro de Ciec̜a de Leon vezino de Seuilla.
Contributors: Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress); Jay I. Kislak Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: Impressa en Seuilla en casa de Martín de Montesdoca]
Published: 1553
Place of publication: [Seville
Language: spa
Number of pages: 268
Subjects: Indians of South America; Peru -- Description and travel; Peru -- History -- To 1548; America -- Early accounts to 1600
Genres: Early accounts to 1600.
Other titles: Parte primera de la Chronica del Peru; Parte primera de la Crónica del Perú
Work titles: Chronica del Peru. 1a parte
Notes: Printer's statement from colophon.

"Acabose a quinze de março de mill y quinientos y cinquenta y tres años"--Colophon.

This first edition was the only Spanish edition of the Chronicle. Written in four parts; the first describes the geography of Peru.

Signatures: [Maltese cross]⁶ 2[Maltese crosses]⁴ a-q⁸ r⁶.

Title in red and black within a woodcut border.

Text printed within borders. Following the Prólogo, text is printed in double columns within borders.

Woodcuts include initials, a large coat of arms on preliminary p. [1], a half-page illustration of Cerro de Potosí (leaf cxxii verso), and 41 small illustrations in the text (many repeated), including depictions of native people and a view of Lake Titicaca (leaf cxvii verso).

LC Copy 1 has author's autograph signature at end of text.

Brinley, G. Cat., 5345

Medina, J.T.  Bib. hispano-americana, 157

Palau y Dulcet vol. 3, p. 490, item 54646

Sabin vol. 4, p. 73, item 13044