(MEXICO 1759) Paredes Ignacio de Promptuario manual mexican

Sale 2364 - Lot 362

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(MEXICO--1759.) Paredes, Ignacio de. Promptuario manual mexicano. Frontispiece plate of Jesuit founder Ignatius of Loyola (with short closed tear). [46], 380, xc pages. 4to, contemporary vellum, minor wear, a bit of paper adhered to rear cover, coming detached from text block; intermittent worming; small inked "MM" stamp on verso of title page. México: Bibliotheca Mexicana, 1759

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A collection of 52 weekly sermons and 40 moral discussions explaining Catholic theology, entirely in Nahuatl (with the exception of the title and preliminaries). Includes a sermon recounting the story of the Virgin of Guadalupe. Illustrated with a plate so nice, they used it twice (see lot 361 above). Medina, México 4568 (collates differently); Palau 212739; Pilling 2892; Sabin 58575. Provenance: John Howell Books (catalogue text laid in).