Jun 12 at 12:00 PM - Sale 2708 -

Sale 2708 - Lot 220

Estimate: $ 1,200 - $ 1,800
(CHILE.) Juan Ignacio Molina. Compendio de la historia geografica, natural y civil del reyno de Chile. Frontispiece plate, 4 folding maps, 3 folding tables. [xx], 418; [xvi], 382,[1] pages. 2 volumes. 4to, contemporary calf, moderate wear; moderate worming and dampstaining, minor fore-edge wear. Madrid: Antonio de Sancha, 1788, 1795

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First edition in Spanish. A history of Chile written by an exiled Jesuit living in Italy. "This Spanish translation is more complete than the Italian original, many notes being added by the translator to the second part. It contains a philological sketch of the Chilian language, comparative vocabularies, and a list of writers upon Chili"--Sabin 49889. Palau 174563.