Nov 18, 2008 - Sale 2163

Sale 2163 - Lot 221

Price Realized: $ 1,800
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 600 - $ 900
SOME OF THE FIRST SPANISH-LANGUAGE BOOKS PUBLISHED IN NUEVA YORK (NEW YORK IMPRINTS.) Group of 4 early Spanish-language New York imprints. 5 volumes, various sizes and conditions. New York, 1825-1840

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[Paul Henri Thiry, Baron d'Holbach]. Origen de la Supersticion. 12mo, contemporary calf, rebacked; minor foxing; early owner's signatures on front and rear flyleaves. A Spanish translation of Holbach's 1768 work on atheism. possibly unique--not in WorldCat, Shaw-Shoemaker, or Palau. New York, 1825 [Anastasio María de Ochoa y Acuña.] Poesias de un Mexicano. 2 volumes. 12mo, original sheep, backstrips darkened, joints worn and starting; some browning. First edition. Palau 198709, Shaw-Shoemaker 34827. New York, 1828 Juan de la Granja; editor. Rasgos Históricos de Magnanimidad, Valor, y Nobleza. Small 8vo, original cloth-backed boards. New York, 1835 [Justo Arosemana]. [Apuntamientos para la] Introduccion á las Ciencias Morales y Políticas, por un Jóven Americano. 12mo, original calf-backed boards, worn; title page detached, worn, and lacking top portion; marginal dampstaining. An introduction to political ethics. Not in Palau or Sabin; WorldCat shows only one copy. New York, 1840.