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(MEXICAN IMPRINT--1645.) Horacio Carochi. Arte de la lengua mexicana con la declaracion de los adverbios. [6], 132 leaves. 4to, early vellum, minor wear; title page defective on fore-edge without loss of text (stabilized with early repair), worming, minor dampstaining, a few early manuscript notes; early inscription on title page, marca de fuego on top edge. Mexico: Juan Ruíz, 1645
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First edition of an important early Nahuatl grammar, compiled by a Florence-born Jesuit. "Illustrates innovative techniques in the use of diacritics to mark the phonological uniqueness of Nahuatl"--A Companion to Latin American Literature and Culture. Medina, Mexico 594; Palau 44870 ("actualmente rarísima"); Sabin 10953.

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