(MEXICO MINING) Gamboa Francisco Xavier Comentarios a las o

Sale 2473 - Lot 310

Price Realized: $ 875

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Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200

(MEXICO--MINING.) Gamboa, Francisco Xavier. Comentarios a las ordenanzas de minas. 3 folding plates. [28], 534 pages. Folio, contemporary vellum, worn, front joint splitting, coming detached from text block; minor dampstaining; inked ownership stamps of historian Alberto M. Carreño on 5 pages. Madrid, 1761

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A detailed discussion of mining ordinances relating to New Spain, written by a Mexican lawyer who had relocated to Spain. Also includes extensive technical advice for prospective miners. Palau 97362 ("libro de aprecio"); Sabin 26509; Streeter sale I:146.