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(LIMA—1702.) Marbán, Pedro.
Arte de la lengua Moxa, con su vocabulario,
y cathecismo.
[16], 664, 202, [1] pages. 8vo, contemporary stiff vellum, moderate wear
and soiling, coming detached from text block; a few modern corrections in text; 1918 pur-
chase note from Quaritch on front free endpaper, small inked library release stamp on front
pastedown.
[Lima]: José de Contreras, [1702]
[4,000/6,000]
FIRST EDITION
.
The first (and for many years only) grammar and dictionary of the Moxos
language, which is still spoken in parts of eastern Bolivia. The 1702 date is given on page
[145] of the catechism section.Medina, Lima 712; Palau 150837 (“obra estimada”); Sabin 44465.
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(LIMA—1711.) Ladron de Guevara, Diego.
Carta pastoral . . . a todos sus
amados hijos los fieles del obispado de Quito.
[26], 129 pages. Folio, later
1
/
4
morocco,
minor wear; additional page numbers in manuscript, minor marginal dampstaining toward
rear, ink stain and small hole on final page. Lima: José de Contreras, 1711
[1,500/2,500]
By the Archbishop of Quito. Medina, Lima 735; Palau 129546. 2 in OCLC, and none
known at auction since 1964.
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