Sep 27, 2018 - Sale 2486

Sale 2486 - Lot 460

Price Realized: $ 4,500
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000
(MEXICAN IMPRINT--1694.) A pair of works on Nahuatl. 2 volumes in one. 4to, later mottled calf, moderate wear; inked stamp on flyleaf; moderate dampstaining; edges tinted red. Mexico, 1753 and 1694

Additional Details

Tapia Zenteno, Carlos de. Arte novissima de lengua mexicana. Diagram plate, slightly cropped. [20], 58 pages. A Nahuatl grammar. Medina, Mexico 4142; Palau 327485; Pilling 3800; Sabin 94353. Mexico: Viuda de Joseph Bernardo de Hogal, 1753 Castillo, Baltasar de. Luz, y guia de los ministros evangelicos. [5], 11, [3], 16 leaves; early repairs in upper margin. The second part consists of the text translated into Nahuatl. Medina, Mexico III:1562; Palau 48061; Pilling 663; Sabin 11420. None traced at auction. Mexico: Juan Joseph Guillena, 1694.