Nov 06, 2014 - Sale 2364

Sale 2364 - Lot 124

Unsold
Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,500
(PARAGUAY.) Colección general de documentos. [4], lvii, 387; [10], 84, 283; xiv, 239, 374, [2], 64, [4]; [14], 241, [2], 113 pages. 4 volumes. 4to, unmatched contemporary vellum, moderate to heavy wear; moderate foxing, marginal worming in Volume III, moderate dampstaining and repairs to title in Volume IV. Madrid, Imprenta Real de la Gaceta, 1768-70

Additional Details

"An interesting collection of documents relating to the rule of the Jesuits in Paraguay, the persecutions to which they were subjected, and their expulsion"--JCB III:1632. Each volume has a different listed author and subtitle, and consists of several discrete historical documents. Bernardino de Cardenas is listed as the author of the first two volumes, and is often credited as author of the whole series. José de Antequera y Castro and Bernardo Ibañez de Echavarri are listed as the authors of Volumes III and IV respectively. Palau 56511; Sabin 10803. None known at auction since 1968.