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(MEXICO.) Clavigero, Francisco Saverio. Historia antigua de Megico: Sacada de los mejores historiadores españoles. 2 folding maps, 19 (of 20) plates. xxxi, [1], 432; iv, 449 pages. 2 volumes. 8vo, contemporary 1/2 calf, worn, front board detached; wear and repairs to first map and some plates; library stamps on title pages London: Ackermann, 1826
first edition in spanish. "An eighteenth-century Jesuit's reconstruction of native history. . . . Reveals the emergence of a sense of local identification and patriotism. A work of exceptional interest"--Griffin, Historical Literature 1351 (re a later edition). Palau 55481 ("obra importante sobre la historia y arqueología").
