Nov 06, 2014 - Sale 2364

Sale 2364 - Lot 64

Price Realized: $ 3,120
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Estimate: $ 2,500 - $ 3,500
(JESUITS.) Davin, Diego; compiler. Cartas edificantes, y curiosas escritas de las missiones extrangeras, por algunos missioneros de la Compañia de Jesus. 13 maps, 10 plates, plus one duplicate. 16 volumes. 4to, contemporary vellum, moderate wear; small inked "MM" stamp on verso of first title page, inked catalogue numbers on verso of title pages, a few pencil notes, intermittent dampstaining to some volumes, worming and repairs to volumes VIII and X, lacking the duplicate plates found in some sets; early owner's signature "Ortega" on some title pages. Madrid: Viuda de Manuel Fernández, 1753-57
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First edition in Spanish, translated from the French. Consists of letters by Jesuit missionaries around the world, many of them in Spanish America and Asia. Of particular American interest are volumes III (including California), VII (Mexico and South America), VIII (Canada), X (Paraguay), XIII (South America), and XV (Lima). Borba de Moraes, page I:162; Palau 46343; Sabin 40705.