Apr 13, 2023 - Sale 2633

Sale 2633 - Lot 207

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(MEXICAN IMPRINT--1661.) Mathias de Peralta Calderón. El Apostol de las Indias, y nuevas gentes San Francisco Xavier. [20], 101, 112, 100, 96, [16] pages. 4to, later vellum, minor wear; crude early paper repairs to first two leaves with three letters in facsimile, intermittent dampstaining, moderate worming; marca de fuego on top edge. Mexico: Augustin de Santistevan y Francisco Lupercio, 1661
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A biography of St. Francis Xavier, founder of the Jesuits, and his work in Asia. Some sources credit the work to Diego Luis de Sanvitores y Alonso de Maluenda. Medina, Mexico 886; Palau 301134; Sabin 60847 ("a very rare piece").