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(MEXICO—1737.) Espinosa, Isidro Félix de.
El peregrino septentrional atlante
. . . vida del venerable Padre F. Antonio Margil.
Frontispiece plate. [38], 456, [4]
pages. 4to, contemporary vellum, minor wear; front hinge split, minor dampstaining; title
page in red and black, without the usual Inquisition cross-outs on pages 426-7; marca de
fuego on top edge, small inked “MM” stamps on verso of title and page 52.
México: Joseph Bernardo de Hogal, 1737
[6,000/9,000]
FIRST EDITION
, issue with title page in red and black and “Santo” in 10th line. A life of the
celebrated Franciscan missionary Antonio Margil de Jesús, including his role in the establish-
ment of three Texas missions from 1716 to 1719, most notably San José y San Miguel de
Aguayo Mission in San Antonio. He also worked extensively in Guatemala. The author
Espinosa was quite well-qualified to undertake the biography, having accompanied Margil to
Texas. An unusually fresh and uncensored copy of an important Texan cornerstone. Graff
1260; Howes E184 (“c”—quite rare); Jenkins, Basic Texas Books 59A; Medina, México
3461; Palau 82703; Sabin 22898; Wagner, Spanish Southwest 102.
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(MEXICO—1737.) Castro, José de.
Directorio para informaciones de los
pretendientes de el Santo Habito de N. Seraphico P. S. Francisco.
[18], 58, [1]
pages. 8vo, later vellum, minimal wear; small stain on front pastedown. Medina, México
3458; Palau 48719.
México: María de Ribera, 1737
[400/600]
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