Nov 06, 2014 - Sale 2364

Sale 2364 - Lot 375

Price Realized: $ 531
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Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600
(MEXICO--1767.) Neve y Molina, Luis de. Reglas de orthographia, diccionario, y arte del idioma othomi. Engraved table leaf. [24], 160 pages. Small 8vo, early marbled wrappers; lacking frontispiece plate, minor dampstaining and wear; small inked "MM" stamps on verso of title and page 52. México: Bibliotheca Mexicana, 1767

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first edition. A dictionary of the Otomi language, spoken near what is now Mexico City. "The author was the first to establish a proper system of characters, which has been since retained"--Sabin 52413. Medina, Mexico 5174; Palau 190159 ("muy rara").