Apr 16, 2019 - Sale 2505

Sale 2505 - Lot 286

Unsold
Estimate: $ 600 - $ 900
(MEXICAN IMPRINT--1699.) Lezamis, José de. Breve relacion de la vida, y muerte del . . . Francisco de Aguiar, y Seyxas. [124] pages. 4to, later 1/4 calf, minor wear; worming, early paper repairs, leaf L1 misbound after L3; loose engraving of Archbishop Aguiar y Seixas by Moreno laid in; bookplate of J.M. Andrade on front pastedown. Mexico: Maria de Benavides, 1699

Additional Details

A life of the late Archbishop of Mexico, known for his pastoral visits to the frontier. That year, it also appeared as the preface to the longer "Vida del Apostol Santiago" by the same author. Medina, Mexico 1732; Palau 137582; Sabin 40909. 5 copies in OCLC, none traced at auction. Provenance: List & Franke's Andrade sale, 18 January 1869, lot 4380, where it is described as "Livre foit rare resté inconnu; très-joli exemplaire" ("Book is rare, remains unknown, very pretty copy"--presumably before the worms visited).