(MEXICAN IMPRINT 1741) 13 editions of Acta Capituli Provinc

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(MEXICAN IMPRINT--1741.) 13 editions of Acta Capituli Provincialis, the guide to Dominican establishments in Mexico. 13 volumes in one. 34, 32, 45, 30, 34, 41, 35, 38, 45, 46, 52, 46, 42 pages plus title pages. 4to, contemporary vellum, minor wear; 3 editions lacking some leaves, minor wear and dampstaining; some editions with official paper seals on final leaves; later inked stamp of Francisco Plancarte, Archbishop of Linares-Monterrey, on front free endpaper. Mexico, 1741-88

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This guide was issued semi-regularly and its title varied slightly over the years. The rear of each volume lists the friars at Dominican convents including Porta-Coeli and Azcapotzalco (Mexico City), Guadalajara, Zacatecas, Queretaro, Sombrerete, Chimalhuacan, Atlautla, Tepetlixpa, and most notably "Missionibus Californiarum," presumably in Baja California. Included are the editions published in 1741 (lacking final page), 1749, 1752, 1756, 1760, 1761, 1765, 1769, 1773 (lacking pages 1-4, 33-36), 1778, 1782, 1784 (lacking pages 3-8 and 33-34), and 1788. Medina, Mexico 3562, etc.