Sep 27, 2018 - Sale 2486

Sale 2486 - Lot 234

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(CALIFORNIA.) Calzada, Juan. Tratado de las indulgencias en general y en particular. [12], 245, [1]; [8], 327, [1] pages. 2 volumes in one. 8vo, contemporary 1/2 calf, moderate wear; moderate foxing; edges tinted green. Havana, Cuba: Imprenta Fraternal, 1838-40
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A work on papal indulgences. Near the end of Volume II are several chapters devoted to missionary work among the Indians, including a section titled "De las misiones de la Nueva-California . . . Descripcion de la California" (pages 256-265), which gives a short history of missionaries in Alta California and the early explorers such as Vancouver and La Perouse. Palau 40643.