Nov 06, 2014 - Sale 2364

Sale 2364 - Lot 311

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Estimate: $ 500 - $ 750
(MEXICO--1702.) Oviedo, Juan de. Vida exemplar, heroicas virtudes, y apostolicos ministerios de el V. P. Antonio Nuñez de Miranda de la Compañía de Jesus. Small engraving on title page, woodcut on page 207, but lacking the scarce frontispiece portrait. [16], 214, [2] pages. 4to, contemporary vellum, moderate wear; title page worn with slight loss to border, leaves from a book of similar vintage used as pastedowns, scattered early inked inscriptions, minor dampstaining; "Sn. Franco. el Mexico" marca de fuego on bottom edge, 1898 inscription on second leaf, small inked "MM" stamp on verso of title page and on page 52. México: Viuda de Francisco Rodríguez Lupercio, 1702
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A life of the noted Jesuit author and priest Antonio Nuñez de Miranda (1618-1695). Medina, México 2081 (does not call for any plates); Palau 207666.