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(MEXICO.) Francisco Saverio Clavigero. Historia Antigua de Megico. 2 folding maps, 20 plates. 2 volumes. 8vo, xxxi, [1], 432; iv, 449, [3] pages. 8vo, contemporary ½ calf over marbled paper boards, worn, boards detached, lacking one backstrip; minor foxing, gathering II:D coming detached; later owner's inscriptions on title pages. London: R. Ackermann, 1826
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First edition in Spanish, after the 1780 Italian first edition. The author was a Jesuit, born and raised in Mexico, who went to Italy after the expulsion. His emphasis is on the archaeological record and Indian culture. Palau 55481; Pilling 822; Sabin 13520.

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