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361
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(MEXICO—1759.) Carochi, Horacio.
Compendio del arte de la Lengua
Mexicana.
Frontispiece plate of Loyola. [24], 202 pages. 4to, contemporary vellum, minor
wear; skillfully repaired tear on frontispiece, minor dampstaining, minor worming; early
inscription on front free endpaper, library tag on front pastedown, small inked “MM” stamp
on verso of title page.
México: Bibliotheca Mexicana, 1759
[1,000/1,500]
Second edition of a 1645 grammar of Nahuatl (see lot 285). Medina, México 4534; Palau
44871; Pilling 606; Sabin 10954.
362
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(MEXICO—1759.) Paredes, Ignacio de.
Promptuario manual mexicano.
Frontispiece plate of Jesuit founder Ignatius of Loyola (with short closed tear). [46], 380, xc
pages. 4to, contemporary vellum, minor wear, a bit of paper adhered to rear cover, coming
detached from text block; intermittent worming; small inked “MM” stamp on verso of title
page.
México: Bibliotheca Mexicana, 1759
[500/750]
A collection of 52 weekly sermons and 40 moral discussions explaining Catholic theology,
entirely in Nahuatl (with the exception of the title and preliminaries). Includes a sermon
recounting the story of the Virgin of Guadalupe. Illustrated with a plate so nice, they used it
twice (see lot 361 above). Medina, México 4568 (collates differently); Palau 212739; Pilling
2892; Sabin 58575. Provenance: John Howell Books (catalogue text laid in).
363
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(MEXICO—1760.) Ortega, José Joaquín de.
Mes mariano, ó leccion mensal,
mystico-panegyrica.
Engraved plate by Ortuña inserted from another volume. [20], 312,
[13] pages. 4to, contemporary vellum; moderate worming, hinges split; marcas de fuego on
all edges, early owner’s inscription on front free endpaper. Medina, México 4645 (incorrect
collation); Palau 204889.
México: Biblioteca Mexicana, 1760
[300/400]
364
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(MEXICO—1761). [Velázquez de León, Joaquín.]
Ilustracion de las pinturas
del arco de triunfo.
[44 pages]. 4to, disbound; moderate foxing. Medina, México, 4748;
Palau 357605; Sabin 98814. None known at auction, one listed in OCLC.
México: Bibliotheca Mexicana, [1761]
[400/600]
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