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(MEXICO--1645.) Carochi, Horacio. Arte de la lengua mexicana con la declaracion de los adverbios. [5], 132 leaves. 4to, contemporary vellum, moderate wear, backstrip repaired; title page worn and laid down, lacking second leaf, minor worming in lower margin, small hole and minor soiling to final page; embossed stamps on front free endpaper of Biblioteca Familiar Sotomayor Vaqueiro. México: Juan Ruiz, 1645
first edition of an important early Nahuatl grammar, compiled by a Florence-born Jesuit. "Illustrates innovative techniques in the use of diacritics to mark the phonological uniqueness of Nahuatl"--A Companion to Latin American Literature and Culture. Medina, México 594; Palau 44870 ("actualmente rarísima"); Sabin 10953.
