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(PARAGUAY.) Duran, Nicolas; and Jacob Rançonier.
Litterae annuae provin-
ciae Paraquariae Societatis Jesu.
168 pages. 8vo, later vellum, moderate wear; later
manuscript leaf used as front free endpaper; marginal repairs to title page, edges tinted, red
marks on a few pages; early inscription and 2 inked library stamps in title page.
Antwerp: Meurs, 1636
[3,000/4,000]
FIRST EDITION
.
Reports from the Paraguay missions by Jesuits from Italy and Belgium.
European Americana 636/37; Medina, BHA 953; Sabin 21407. Only one other copy
traced at auction, in 2009.
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(PARAGUAY.) Fernández, Juan Patricio.
Relacion historial de las missiones
de los Indios, que llaman Chiquitos, que estan á cargo de los Padres de la
Compañía de Jesus de la Provincia del Paraguay.
[20], 452, [3] pages. 4to, later
1
/
4
calf, minor wear; front hinge split, license and errata leaf misbound after title page, moderate
foxing and toning, minor dampstaining, a few headlines grazed; early inscription on title
page, another inscription skillfully erased.
Madrid: Fernández, 1726
[4,000/6,000]
FIRST EDITION
.
“Of great importance for the history of São Paulo, as it deals with the
incursion of the Bandeirantes into the missions of Paraguay. . . . The Spanish edition is very
rare”—Borba de Moraes, page I:305. Some sources credit Domenico Vandiera or Bandiera as
the author. European Americana 726/209; Medina, BHA 2579, Palau 87899; Sabin
24135. No other copies sold at auction since 1964.
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