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(MEXICO—1764.) Zevallos, Francisco.
Carta . . . sobre la apostolica vida, y
virtudes del P. Fernando Konsag, insigne missionero de la California.
[6], 31, [1]
pages. 4to, contemporary tree calf gilt, minor wear; endpapers renewed, minor foxing; early
notes on final page, small inked “MM” stamps on verso of title and final pages.
México: Colegio de San Ildefonso, 1764
[6,000/9,000]
The life of a Hungarian-born Jesuit missionary to California. His 1746 journey to the mouth
of the Colorado River established beyond doubt that California was not an island. “Contains
an excellent account of the founding of the northern missions in Lower California”—Wagner,
Spanish Southwest 145. Cowan 1933, page 701; Howes Z9 (“c”); Medina, México 4928;
Palau 380378; Sabin 106329; Streeter sale IV:2436; only one copy known at auction since
the 1968 Streeter sale.