Apr 16, 2019 - Sale 2505

Sale 2505 - Lot 293

Price Realized: $ 625
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 600 - $ 900
(MEXICAN IMPRINTS--1749.) Compilation of 15 editions of the manuals of the Dominican order in Mexico. 15 volumes in one, each between 30 and 60 pages. Thick 4to, contemporary vellum, minor wear; front hinge split; condition generally strong. Mexico, 1749-1800

Additional Details

These manuals vary in content, but most include registers of friars at the various Dominican convents in Mexico, as well as regulations. They were issued every four years, more or less, with some exceptions. Each has a title page beginning " Acta capituli provincialis." A list of dates is available upon request.