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(MEXICO—1767.) [Ledesma, Miguel de Jesús.]
Novena de la bienaventurada
mi señora Sta. Anna, madre de Nuestra Señora, y abuela del nuestro redemtor
Jesu-Christo.
Frontispiece plate by Zapata. [64] pages. 8vo, contemporary plain wrappers,
slightly ink-spotted; partly unopened, moderate worming to last 6 leaves only.
México: Herederos de María de Ribera, 1767
[300/400]
Second edition. A perfect gift for the grandmother in your life. Medina, México 5166. None
known at auction.
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(MEXICO—1768.) Alzate y Ramírez, José Antonio; editor.
Diario literario de
Mexico.
8 weekly 8-page issues (#3 being 12 pages) in one volume—all issued. 4to,
modern vellum; first 2 issues restored on fore-edge without loss of text, #8 restored on bottom
edge with moderate loss of text; modern bookplate of José G. Herrera Alcala on front free
endpaper.
México: Bibliotheca Mexicana, 12 March to 10 May 1768
[3,000/4,000]
This could be considered the first scientific and philosophical periodical in México. It was
suppressed after these first 8 issues. Highlights include “Breve Descripcion de Sonora” in #4
and “Memoria sobre el Beneficio, y Cultivo del Cacao” in #7. “The earliest work edited by
this celebrated savant, and of much rarity”—Sabin 48426. Medina, México 5195; Palau
10127. None known at auction in the past hundred years.
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(MEXICO—1769.) Bartolache, José Ignacio.
Lecciones matematicas, que en
la Real Universidad de Mexico.
Engraved frontispiece. [46] pages. 4to, contemporary
plain wrappers, moderate dampstaining. Medina, México 5286; Palau 25091.
México: Biblioteca Mexicana, 1769
[250/350]
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