ACOSTA, Ioseph de.- "NATURAL AND MORAL HISTORY OF THE INDIES, in which the notable things of the sky are treated, and elements, metals, plants, and animals of them: and the rites, and ceremonies, laws and government, and wars of Los Indios" Seville: in the house of Juan de León, 1590. 4th minor, post cloth. with tile golden cuts. 535 pgs. + 1 hr. unnumbered interspersed. + 6 p.m. First edition, rare. Palau 1890. Salvá 3261. Gallardo 29. Escudero 772. Picatoste 10. Sabin 121. Medina BHA 324. The part of history that the author calls moral refers to the origin, rites, superstitions and customs of the indigenous people of Mexico and Peru.