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(MEXICO—1645.) Carochi, Horacio.
Arte de la lengua mexicana con la
declaracion de los adverbios.
[5], 132 leaves. 4to, contemporary vellum, moderate wear,
backstrip repaired; title page worn and laid down, lacking second leaf, minor worming in
lower margin, small hole and minor soiling to final page; embossed stamps on front free
endpaper of Biblioteca Familiar Sotomayor Vaqueiro.
México: Juan Ruiz, 1645
[4,000/6,000]
FIRST EDITION
of an important early Nahuatl grammar, compiled by a Florence-born Jesuit.
“Illustrates innovative techniques in the use of diacritics to mark the phonological uniqueness of
Nahuatl”—A Companion to Latin American Literature and Culture. Medina, México 594;
Palau 44870 (“actualmente rarísima”); Sabin 10953.
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(MEXICO—1652.)
Señor: Si siempre se juzgó licito, que el q en si
reconoce (dadas de la poderosa mano de Dios) prendas de talento.
7 leaves. Folio,
disbound; minor worming on inner margin, vermin damage on bottom edge with slight
loss of text, minor dampstaining, moderate foxing, early inked manuscript notes and page
numbers. Medina, México 744.
[México, 3 March 1652]
[500/750]
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(MEXICO—1665.)
Exercicios espirituales, y practica de la primera semana:
segun la forma, y reglas de nuestro Padre San Ignacio.
[8], 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8 leaves.
Small 8vo, contemporary vellum, minor wear; minor foxing, minor dampstaining toward
end.
México: Viuda de Bernardo Calderón, 1665
[800/1,200]
First Mexican edition of the Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius of Loyola. Medina, México,
933; Palau 291351 (mentions what is apparently a ghost edition of 1655). One copy in
OCLC; none known at auction.
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