(MEXICAN IMPRINT 1622) Sanctum provinciale concilium Mexici

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(MEXICAN IMPRINT--1622.) Sanctum provinciale concilium Mexici. Engraved title page, illustrated secondary title page. [5], 102, [1], 38, [1] leaves. Folio, contemporary vellum, minor wear, nearly detached from text block; moderate wear to engraved title page, intermittent dampstaining, lacking rear free endpaper; early inscription on title page. Mexico: Juan Ruiz, 1622

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first edition. The first publication of the comprehensive social code of New Spain decreed by the Third Mexican Concilium in 1585. Largely concerned with missionary activities and the rights of the Indians. Each source collates the preliminaries of this work differently, but this copy has the usual 3-page Juan de la Serna dedication which was not noted by Medina, Palau, or Sabin. Medina, Mexico 343; Palau 293978; Sabin 48373; Szewczyk, 39 Books and Broadsides 29.