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Selection of items presented at the 2017 Boston Antiquarian Fair (Full descriptions available on request)

1- The only complete copy known of this striking plate-book, the best visual record of the Spanish Moroccan War

[Africa; Moro, C.]. Episodios de la guerra de Africa. 1859 – 1860. . C. Moro, J. Donon. 28 lithographed plates, of which 24 with color. 14,000 $ First , the best artistic and visual record of the Spanish-Moroccan war, a.k.a. the War of Africa; the conflict began as a boundary issue in the Spanish city of Ceuta, and was fought in the north of Morocco against the Sultan´s army; it ended with the Spanish victory at Tetuan. Astonishingly rare: only two other copies known, both incomplete.

2- The transit of Venus recorded by 18th century Mexico´s most significant scientist, one of three known copies of this rare engraving

Alzate y Ramirez, Jose Antonio; Bartolache, Jose Ignacio. Suplemento a la famosa observacion del transito de Venus por el disco del Sol. 1769. Mexico. Jose Mariano Navarro. 24,000 $ First edition of Mexico´s most significant scientific contributions to astronomy in the 18th century, the study of transit of Venus across the Sun of 1769 made by Alzate and Bartolache in Mexico City; the astronomical phenomena would be also recorded in Tahiti by Cook, Russia, the United States (the results published in the American Philosophical Society), and other parts of Mexico by Chappe d´Auteroche.

3- Rare Spanish incunable of Aristotle´s Ethics

Aristoteles; Aretino, Leonardo. Ethica ad Nicomachum [Opus Aristotelis de moribus a Leonardo Aretino traductum]. 1492. Zaragoza [Caesaraugustae]. Paulus Hurus. Missing the last four leaves of table. 18,000 $ Important Spanish illustrated incunable of one of the most important philosophical works ever written; this is the translation prepared by Leonardo Aretino of Aristotelis´ Ethics, printed in Zaragoza in 1492. Hurus´s was one of the earliest shops of the Iberian Peninsula. To his we owe the Missale Caesaraugustano, and Boccaccio´s De Muelieribus Claris.

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4- A handsome incunable from the Syston Park , rubricated and with a fine illuminated initial

Ausmo, Nicolaus de. Supplementum Summae Pisanellae et Canones Poenitentiales… et Consilia Alexandri de Nevo Contra Judaeos Foenerantes. 1476. . Renner and Frankfordia. 19th century purple straight-grain morocco. 14,000 $ Handsomely decorated, decoratively bound, and with distinguished provenance; the present edition of "Supplementum" seems to contain the first appearance of a third part, entitled "Consilia Alexandri" against the Jews lending money at interest. Provenance: Syston Park library and Sir John Thorold.

5- Azara´s of his journey from Buenos Aires to Paraguay

Azara, Felix de [Autograph manuscript]. Viage desde Buenos Aires hasta la Asuncion, Corrientes, con observaciones astronómicas. [1782-5]. N.p. [Paraguay and Argentina]. 35,000 $ Exceptional journal of the voyage of exploration performed by Felix de Azara from Buenos Aires to Paraguay, evidently the field work used to write his opus magnum Voyages dans l'Amérique Méridionale depuis 1781 jusqu'en 1801, to-date a foundation book to any library with an interest in the region.

6- A fine contemporary Mexican manuscript of the 1771 Representation, amongst the earliest cries for Independence from

Betancourt y Figueroa, Luis. Representacion… á nombre de las Yglesias Metropolitanas, y Catedrales de las Yndias. [with] Representacion hecha al Rey Nro. Sr. por la Ciudad de México. 1771. Mexico. 6,000 $ A fine manuscript version of the celebrated Mexican 1771 Representation calling for religious posts in the Americas to go to creoles, one of the earliest calls for Mexican independence from Spain, it “constituted a remarkably frank plea for Mexican autonomy” (Brading, Origins of Mexican Nationalism).

7- Estienne´s first illustrated Bible, with all finely coloured by a contemporary hand, some heightened in gold

[Bible] [Estienne, Robert]. Biblia Hebrae, Chaldae, Graeca & Latina. 1540-39-38. . Robert Estienne. Contemporary calf. 34,000 $ First illustrated edition of the remarkable Estienne Bible, a monumental and beautiful printing, here in a spectacular copy colored by a contemporary hand, often heightened

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in gold. The series of twenty woodcuts were re-issued in 1546: “the purpose of the woodcuts is instruction above the level” (Mortimer). Provenance: Dominican Convent of Regensburg.

8- A fundamental of the on the liberal arts in its second and last incunable edition, bound with the first edition of Hyginus’ Fables

Capella, Martianus. De nuptiis Philologiae et Mercurii [bound with] Hyginus, Caius Julius. Fabularum Liber. 1500 and 1535. Modena & Basle. Contemporary limp vellum. 16,000 $ An attractive sammelband of two interesting texts which bring together ancient knowledge and imagination, in the same physical condition as a Renaissance reader would have seen it: the first work is the celebrated encyclopaedia by neoplatonist Capella, one of the earliest developers of the system of the seven liberal arts and a fundamental textbook of the Middle Ages, the second is the first edition of Hyginus’ illustrated Fables.

9- of 286 rare Spanish book catalogues.

[Catalogues; collection of 286 rare 18th and 19th century Spanish dealers catalogues and lists]. 263 catalogues bound in 8 volumes in half vellum, plus 22 loose catalogues. 40,000 $ The majority are from Madrid booksellers but there are also catalogues from Barcelona, Valencia, Zaragoza, Valladolid, amongst other places. There is a wide variety of catalogues: some from famous booksellers as Salvá, the widow of Joaquín Ibarra, Sancha, and cartographer Tomás Mauricio Lopez, to less known booksellers; private catalogues of institutions as the Imprenta Real and the Real Academia de San Fernando.

10- First edition of the Quijote in

Cervantes de Saavedra, Miguel de. O engenhoso fidalgo Dom Quixote de la Mancha. 1794. . Typografia Rollandiana. Contemporary calf. 7,000 $ First edition in Portuguese of the most famous literary work written in Spanish, very rare, translated from the second 1605 Madrid edition of Juan de la Cuesta.

11- Early Americana on the treatment of American natives, from the first library of Mexico

Cervantes de Salazar, Francisco. Obras. 1546. Alcala de Henares. Juan de Brocar. Contemporary limp vellum, edges with marca de fuego. 14,000 $

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First edition. A work of considerable importance to Spanish humanism; this is the first printing of Oliva´s Dialogo de la dignidad del hombre, a poem reflecting the Renaissance view of man as a second creator, dedicated to Hernan Cortes. “First edition of an Americanum of first importance” (Schab). Provenance: “Convento de San Francisco de México”, the first library of the Americas, created by Zumarraga, first Bishop of Mexico.

12- Very early photographic record of Constantinople, by one of its first photographers, James Robertson, one of the largest albums in terms of Constantinople contents

[Constantinople & Greece; early photographs] Robertson, James D. Album of early photographs of Constantinople and Greece. 1853-1857. Constantinople (Istanbul). 21 salt paper print photos. Near contemporary Qajar lacquer Persian(?) binding. 40,000 $ Early album of photographs of Constantinople and Greece, most photographs signed by Robertson, a relative to the Beato brothers. Each photograph is accompanied on the opposite leaf with a manuscript caption in French of the place recorded. The album was created during Robertson´s (1813-1888) stay in Istanbul, between 1853-1857.

13- Very rare Cuban printing

[Cuba]. Relación de las obras y fiestas públicas que… se han dispuesto y ejecutado en la ciudad de La Habana… en memoria de la primera misa y del primer cabildo. 1828. Habana. José Severino Boloña. 1,500 $ Apparently first edition of this rare Cuban pamphlet, of which we can only find one copy in the United States according to WorldCat, in the University of Florida.

14- Important overview of the Darien Colony, in a sammelband from the Macclesfield Library

[Darien Colony]. The History of Caledonia, or the Scots Colony in Darien in the West Indies. With an account of the manners of the inhabitants, and riches of the Countrey [bound after] Bonutius. Historia Antiqua [bound with] Varrerii. Censura in quendam auctoremr. 1699, 1599, 1598-9. 4,000 $ First edition of the History of Caledonia, from the Macclesfield Library, accompanied by two other works on ancient history; the book on Caledonia is an overview of the Darien Company, “contains an account of the Erecting of the Company of Scotland trading to Africa and the Indies, of the opposition against it, its progress and arrival of the expedition at… Panama” (Maggs).

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15- Extremely rare Spanish book on horses, their properties and cures

Dávila y Heredia, Andrés. Palestra particular de los exercicios del cavallo: sus propiedades y estilo de torear y jugar las cañas. 1674. Valencia. Missing two leaves. 5,000 $ First and only edition, very rare, of this comprehensive treatise about the horse, with chapters on their properties, style and performance in bull-fighting, general and practical teachings about it´s behavior, welfare and health.

16- Early caricature of Colombia´s post-colonial life-style; by a famous Colombian artist of the 19th century

[Espinosa Prieto, Jose Maria]. Ba la Bola Señores. N.d. [before 1829]. Santa Fe de Bogota. Watercolor on paper. 6,000 $ Espinosa Prieto was a Colombian artist, engraver and caricaturist; his reputation grew mainly for his caricatures portraying the most relevant and influent men of the republican elite, as well as the local costumes and way of life of the inhabitants of Bogota. The drawing represents a game being played at a tavern or brothel by military and bourgeois.

17- The first book printed in Spanish about America and the first practical guide to sailing in American waters

Fernandez de Enciso, Martin. Suma de geographia q trata de todas las partidas y prouincias del mundo, en especial de las Indias y trata largamente del arte del marear. 1546. . Andres de Burgos. 19th century crushed red morocco. 105,000 $ The first book printed in Spanish relating to America, first use in Spanish of the word “America”, and the first practical guide to sailing in the recently discovered American waters; it is also the first navigation manual printed in Spain.

18- Unpublished manuscript on the origin of the Portuguese language

Galvao Santo Agostinho, Joaquim de. Ensaio sobre a Historia da Lingua Portuguesa. N.d. [ca. 1789]. N.p. [Lisbon]. 4,000 $ Important and unpublished manuscript by Fr. Francisco de Santo Agostinho on the Portuguese language; the work is divided in three parts: the first deals with the origin of the Portuguese language; the second with the ancient alphabets used in the region; and third the history of the Portuguese language.

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19- First edition of Gerson´s significant contribution to medieval spirituality

Gerson, Jean. De meditatione cordis tractatus. Tractatus de oratione et valore ejus. Expositio doctrinalis. [1468-70]. []. Ulrich Zell. 25,000 $ First edition and the only separate edition; this work was usually found printed alongside the Imitatio Christi, which was erroneously attributed to Gerson, it was only later scholarship that proved that in fact the Imitatio was the creation of Kempis.

20- Remarkable description of the Chiloe Archipelago and the Spanish exploration to Tahiti

Gonzales de Agueros, Pedro de. Descripcion historial de la provincia y archipielago de Chiloe, en el reyno de Chile [including the Noticias practicas, e individuales de las islas nombradas vulgarmente de Otahiti ó Carolinas situadas en el mar del sud, ó Pacifico]. 1791. Madrid. Contemporary limp vellum. 5,500 $ First edition, an important work on the Island of Chiloe (Chile), and the Spanish exploration in the Pacific in the later half of the 18th century by Boenechea and Andia, to Tahiti and various Polynesian islands, prompted by the recent English exploration and voyages in the Pacific; amongst the earliest explorations of the Islands ever performed.

21- The second Constitution by an Independent State in the Americas, produce of the first successful slave rebellion

[Haiti]. Codigo formado por los negros de la isla de Santo Domingo de la parte francesa, hoi estado de Hayti [bound after] Cancelada, Juan Lopez. Indice razonado. 1810 & 1814. Cadiz & Madrid. Quintana & Imprenta del Universal. Contemporary calf. 11,500 $ First edition in Spanish. The second constitution of an Independent State in the Americas, only preceded by that of the United Stated, and the produce of the first successful slave revolution in the Americas; rich in iconography, illustrated with five copper-engraved plates showing the leaders of the Haitian revolution.

22- Rare incunable , the first printed south of the Alps, with Early English Provenance

[Herbal]. Tractatus de virtutibus herbarum [Incipit Hervarius Latinus]. 1499. Venice. Simon Bevilacqua. Early 19th century blind-tooled calf. 30,000 $ First illustrated herbarium printed south of the Alps, second edition Italian edition. The work is based on a German earlier version, although most of the woodcuts differ from it. Early English provenance: Liber Roberti Farra[?] Hereford doctoris; Ex dono from Johannes Blaymi to Lionel Ayhonby; Ferdinando Huddleston, Ralph William Grey.

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23- Extremely rare and large English broadside showcasing the horrors of the Hispanic Inquisition, in contemporary colour

[Inquisition] Bowles, John; Picart, Bernard. A view of the practices and proceedings of the tribunal of the inquisition. N.d. [c.1735]. . Broadside (23 x 36.5 inches), with full original hand colour. 8,000 $ Exceptionally rare and an extremely large English broadside composed of 12 panels, conveying Anti-Catholic rhetoric by showcasing the horrors of the Iberian Inquisitions as practiced in , Goa (India) and Spain, published by the prominent London printmaker John Bowles.

24- How to ratify a witness in an Inquisition´s investigation, in the

[Inquisition]. Forma de ratificacion de testigo por el Sancto Officio [form of ratifying a witness by the Holy Office]. N.d. [Late 16th century]. N.p. [Spain?]. 1,400 $ The formula begins by expressing the city or village, date -with the year starting 15.., thus only usable for the 16th century-, the name of the Inquisitor going to lead the process; then continues with the guidelines of the process.

25- Extremely rare 16th century pamphlet detailing the way a witness and an accused must be questioned by the Inquisition

[Inquisition]. Orden de Examinar un testigo por el Sancto Officio [how to examine a witness]. N.d. [Late 16th century]. N.p. [Spain?]. 1,800 $ The formula begins by expressing the village where the procedure is being conducted, date -with the year starting 15..-, the name of the Inquisitor, the witness (clarifying that were the witness a women she needs to say the name of her husband and his age), then the person questioned, etc. Extremely rare.

26- Exceedingly rare complete run of an Ecuadorian Journal from the independence era, published in Guayaquil

Irisarri, Antonio Jose. La verdad desnuda, Periodico politico y literario. 1839-40. Guayaquil. Imprenta de M. I. Murillo. Complete run of the newspaper. Slightly later half calf. 7,000 $ First edition. The complete run of a very rare literary and political South American Periodical.

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27- Mexican colonial manuscript “catalogue” of the Jesuits active in the Viceroyalty of New Spain

[Jesuits; Mexico]. Catálogo de los Nombres, Patrias, Edades, Entradas y Grados de los Sujetos de la Compañia de Jesus de esta Provincia de Nueva España. August 15, 1756. N.p. [Mexico]. Contemporary Mexican limp vellum. 11,000 $ Exceptional Mexican Colonial Catalogue of the Jesuits active in the Viceroyalty of New Spain (current Mexico and southern United States); it is a unique insight to the human composition of the Order, whose members had recently disproved the insularity of California, and made the first settlements in the region. Extremely rare.

28- An unpublished account of an expedition throughout Santo Domingo, illustrated with manuscript maps, bound in contemporary red morocco

Lescallier, Daniel. Journal itinéraire d'un voyage fait dans l'intérieur de la partie espagnole de l'Isle St Domingue. N.d. [c.1765]. S.l. [Santo Domingo or ]. Contemporary red morocco. 24,000 $ Unpublished manuscript account of Lescallier´s voyage throughout the Spanish part of Santo Domingo, bound possibly for presentation, and illustrated with four folding manuscript maps of the Island. This is probably Lescallier´s rarest work, which has remained unpublished to-date.

29- Extremely rare relation of the most destructive earthquake that stroke Manila since the Conquest by the Spanish

[Manila] Niseno, Diego. Verdadera relacion de la grande destruicion, que… ha avido en la Ciudad de Manila. Declara los Templos sumptuosos, y grandes edificios que se hundieron en la dicha Ciudad, y lugares circunvezinos. 1649. Madrid. 4,500 $ First edition. Important imprint for the history of Manila, giving a report of the destruction of Manila in the earthquake of 1645, and the state the city was left in the aftermath; extremely rare, apparently only the second known copy, the other at the Biblioteca Nacional de España.

30- Rare manuscript description of a Jesuit mission in Quito

Maroni, Pablo. Relacion de la Mision hecha en los Pueblos de Cumbaya, Tumbaco, Puembo, Pifo, Yaruqui, Quinche, Guayllabamba, y Cotocollao de la Diocesis de Quit0. 1736. Quito. 9,000 $

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Extremely rare manuscript account, unpublished, of a Jesuit expedition in the province of Quito in 1736, providing significant details on the native population in the region.

31- Spanish manuscript collection of works, on paper and vellum, in an early binding

[Medieval Spanish collection of texts] St. John of Damascus; Burgundio of Pisa; Richard of Saint-Victor; St. John Chrysostom; St. Ambrose. Opus de fide orthodoxa, and other theological works. [Spain (perhaps Salamanca or Toledo)]. [Second half of the fifteenth century]. 16th century Spanish calf. 52,000 $ Very rare collection of fundamental works of medieval scholarship and early Church Fathers, in a genuinely preserved manuscript on vellum and paper; possibly made in a monastery in Spain, perhaps Toledo.

32- The magnum opus of Mesa, the most significant naval engagement against Arab forces before Lepanto

Mesa, Cristobal de. Las Navas de Tolosa. Poema heroico. 1594. Madrid. The widow of P. Madrigal. Brown crushed morocco, signed Brugalla 1949. 5,000 $ First edition; Mesa was a Spanish Jewish convert, friend of Torquato Tasso and Cervantes. The work narrates the battle of the Navas de Tolosa, known in Arab history as the Battle of Al-Uqab, when King Alfonso VIII of Castille met against the Berber Almohad caliph Muhammad al-Nasir, in the late 12th century.

33- Important Mexican manuscript on the Mexican Real Hacienda, covering Mexican states for the years 1740 to 1744

[Mexico] Barroeta, Juan Crisóstomo de. Zertificacion de los Ramos de Real Hacienda, sus productos, pagas, y gastos de las Reales Caxas de este Reyno en un quinquenio, comprehensibo desde 1 de Enero de 1740. 1747. Mexico. 8,000 $ Remarkable Mexican manuscript, containing economic and tax information for the years 1740 to 1744, amongst other subjects; the Real Hacienda (or royal treasury) was the colonial body of administration that regulated the collection of taxes, disbursement of funds to meet colonial needs, etc.

34- A magnificent and early wall map of Mexico City

[Mexico] Castera, Ignacio de; Lopez, Tomas. Plano geometrico de la Imperial Noble y Leal Ciudad de Mexico. 1785. Madrid. Tomas Lopez.

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50,000 $ Arguably amongst the most magnificent maps of Mexico City, to our knowledge, the first Spanish printed map of such dimensions of the Viceroyalty´s Capital City.

35- Magnificent and mammoth Guadalajara early publication made for education purposes

[Mexico] [Guadalajara mammoth printing] Zavala, Francisco J.; Adams, Sebastian. Carta sincronologica de Historia Universal. 1882. Guadalajara. Dionisio Meade. Chromolithography, mammoth size, c.6500 x 700 mm. 12,000 $ A remarkable Guadalajara publication made for education purposes and modeled after that of Adams, this Carta Sincronologica contains significant material on North America and Mexico´s history, ending with the image of Porfirio Diaz.

36- Manuscript ledger registering the marriages of Mexican Indians near Mexico City, with a beautifully illustrated , and in its colonial wallet binding

[Mexico]. Lybro corriente de los casm[ientos] que se hazen en esta auxiliar de la Parrochia de S.ta Cruz Acatlan de la Ciudad de Mexico, nombrada San Juan Ebangelista Nestipac. 1771-1815. Mexico. Contemporary Mexican wallet binding. 7,000 $ This is a truly remarkable finding: the binding is colonial artisanal production, preserved in its original condition; the title is naively illustrated with natural history scenes, and is done with a very accomplished .

37- No tax duties for introducing African slaves into the Spanish colonies to the South Sea Company

[Mexico] Moro, Gerardo. Informe en derecho sobre que la Compania de el Real Assiento dela Gran Bretana establecida para la introduccion de Esclavos Negros en estas Indias, debe declararse libre, y exempta. 1724. Mexico. 12,000 $ First edition. By the treaty of Utrecht of 1713, the Spanish monarchy granted a thirty- year contract to the SSC to supply 4800 slaves to the American colonies and goods per year. Moro defends the right of the English South Sea Company to introduce black slaves into Spanish America without paying taxes.

38- The official newspaper of Mexico during the Independence struggle

[Mexico] [Valdes, Alejandro]. Gazeta del Gobierno de Mexico. 1810 – 1811. Mexico. Imprenta de Arizpe. Over 300 issues. Contemporary half calf.

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10,000 $ First edition. An exceptional, and almost-complete set of the first issues of the Gazeta del Gobierno de Mexico; the official newspaper followed on that founded by Valdes Murguia, editor of the Gazeta de Mexico, which ran from 1784-1809. Very rare, a complete set has never appeared at auction.

39- A remarkable medieval manuscript on Warfare, previously unknown

[Military medieval unrecorded manuscript in French on vellum, previously unkown, with the Cérémonies des Gages des Bataille]. [France, early 15th century]. Contemporary calf. 85,000 $ Previously unknown and unstudied early manuscript about warfare; that of the first text apparently surviving only in this copy and drawing on the personal experience of an unknown commander (perhaps a naval one), who would had seen action in the Hundred Years’ War. The second text, the Cérémonies des Gages des Bataille, is a chivalric manual of warfare drawn from the ordinances of King Philip IV (1268-1314), suppressor of the Knights Templar, expeller of the Jews from France in 1306, and the forger of an alliance with the Mongol Khanates in the Near East against a common enemy in the Mamluk rulers of Egypt.

40- One of the earliest works on hunting and falconry written in Spanish

Nuñez de Avendaño, Pedro. Aviso de Cazadores y Caça [bound after] De Exequendis Mandatis Regnum Hispaniae,. 1593. Madrid. Pedro Madrigal. Contemporary vellum. 14,000 $ Second edition of this exceedingly scarce work on the chase and falconry, one of the earliest and most important of those written in Spanish in the 16th century; the work focuses on the laws of hawking and hunting, it was the first Castilian printed book on hunting and the first to deal with its legal and moral aspects.

41- Anti Jesuitism in the 18th century, rare manuscript sammelband of texts relating to the Jesuits in Mexico in the 17th and 18th century, from the Philips collection

[Palafox y Mendoza, Bishop of Puebla.] A collection of six rare in Spanish relating to Juan de Palafox y Mendoza’s dispute with the Jesuits and the Viceroyalty of New Spain in the second half of the seventeenth century. Contemporary calf. 5,000 $ A full list of documents is available upon request; this is a very appealing manuscript collection of texts about the famous dispute between Palafox and the Jesuits of Mexico.

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42- A curious collection of manuscirpt pieces, relevant to Mexico and Spain, from the Phillips collection

[Palafox; Mexico] [Various]. Oposicion hecha a la Beatificac[ion] y Canonicacion del… Palafox y Mendoza… Y otros varios papeles curiosos. [c. 1751–1800]. 4,000 $ An unusual miscellany of six documents dating from between the 16th and 18th centuries, dealing with a variety of subjects, three relating to the controversial Spanish bishop and politician, Juan de Palafox y Mendoza) who as a result of his dispute with the Jesuits in Mexico during the 1640s and 1650s acquired symbolic status as exemplifying the disagreements between Spain, the Papacy and the Jesuits.

43- Extremely rare pair of Quito imprints about teaching and Spanish at University, and an analysis on the curriculum; with an Index of the donated to the Library

[Quito; education] Perez Calama, Jose. Metodo solido, facil, y agradable para aprender, y estudiar la Gramatica Latina, y Castellana en la Real Universidad de Santo Tomas de Quito [with] Apendice al plan de estudios para la Real Universidad de Quito [with] Advertencia critica al plan de estudios. Quito. 1791. Raymundo de Salazar. All in contemporary –possibly Ecuadorian- wrappers with varied designs. 4,000 $ The Apendice includes the “Indice, y minuta de los Libros, que Yo Joseph Perez Calama… endono con donacion absoluta irrevocable, a la Real Universidad de Santo Tomas de esta Ciudad”. Medina, Quito, 31, 30; the Advertencia not in Medina.

44- A fine early illustrated edition of the Celestina

Rojas, Fernando de. Tragicomedia de Calisto et Melibea nuovamente tradotta de lingua Castigliana. 1535. Venice. Nicolini da Sabbio. Fine 19th century red morocco by Niedree. 13,000 $ Early edition of the Celestina, one of the rare illustrated with woodcuts following the plot; the most celebrated literary work in the before the publication of Don Quijote, “the first connected long story with a complete plot written in modern ” (Maggs); marks the transition between medieval and renaissance literature.

45- First edition, illustrated with a full-page plate illustrating a chirurgical intervention to a horse

Royo, Domingo. Llave de Albeyteria. 1734. Zaragoza. Contemporary limp vellum. 4,000 $ First -and only- edition. The illustration is confined to a single dramatic full-page , illustrating a chirurgical intervention to a horse “Esta es la primera obra de

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Veterinaria que indica esta operacion en el muermo, practica adoptada por Mr. Chabert” (Catalogo de algunos Autores Españoles que han escrito de Veterinaria, 1780).

46- How to Confess in Nahuatl

Saavedra, Marcos de. Confessonario breve activo, y passivo, en lengua Mexicana. 1746. Mexico. Maria de Ribera. 6,000 $ First edition. The work is a manual for confessors in parallel Spanish and Nahuatl, with specific and clear instructions to the most common sins (i.e. taking someone else´s wife, stealing corn or money, etc.), and the most used formula´s said by confessors to the penitent, translated into Nahuatl.

47- Important work from the Golden Age of Spanish Literature

Salas Barbadillo, Alonso Jeronimo de. Don Diego de Noche. 1623. Madrid. Viuda de Cosme Delgado. 4,000 $ First edition. Salas Barbadillo´s magnum opus, a collection of short nocturnal set in a Madrid courtesan ambience, which combines satirical humor and picaresque elements.

48- The most important work about Spanish guitar of the 17th century and one of the best records we have in baroque guitar

Sanz, Gaspar [Francisco]. Instruccion de musica sobre la Guitarra Española, y metodo de sus primeros rudimentos hasta tañerla con destreza. 1697. Zaragoza. Herederos de Diego Dormer. Contemporary vellum. 22,000 $ First complete edition, of the "most comprehensive guitar treatise of its time" (TNG), and the second book on guitar published in Spain, following a short treatise by Amat; to-date, an important record of what we known of classical guitar repertory and techniques. The first and second parts were published independently on 1674 and 1675; this is the first appearance of the third part and as a complete work.

49- The first successful slave-revolt in the Americas, through the life of its leaders

[Slavery] Dubroca, Jean-Louis. Vida de J. J. Dessalines, Gefe de los Negros de Santo Domingo; con notas… sobre el origen, character y atrocidades de los principals gefes de aquellos rebeldes. 1806. Mexico. Contemporary –possibly Mexican- mottled calf. 6,500 $

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First Mexican edition, and first edition published in America. An amazing book, illustrated with visually striking plates rich in iconography, portraying both the leaders of the black slaves revolt -Toussaint, Christophe, Dessalines, etc.-, the coronation of the Emperor of Haiti and finally the horrors of the revolt.

50- A slave merchant´s briefing on his activities in America, no copies in America

[Slavery] [Porcio, Nicolas]. Resumen de lo sucedido en el Assiento que ajusto Don Nicolas Porcio, encargandose de la Introduccion de Esclavos Negros en las Indias. N.d. [c. 1685]. N.p. [Spain]. 2,400 $ Exceptionally rare, referring to the Spanish Assiento (or permission) to traffic black slaves to Nicolas Porcio and the troubles ensued. Extremely rare, no copies found in Worldcat.

51- Printed in the Mountains of Barcelona, at the Monastery of Montserrat, with the woodcut of the appearance of the Virgin that made it a pilgrimage site

[Spanish incunable; Monastery of Montserrat]. Regula eximii Patris Noftri Beatiffimi Benedicti. 12 June 1499. Monastery of Montserrat. Johann Luschner. Nineteenth century calf. 30,000 $ One of the earliest books printed in the Monastery of Montserrat in the mountains of Barcelona, from the press of Johann Luschner; a rare Spanish incunable, illustrated with a lovely woodcut showing the appearance of the Virgin, which made the monastery a pilgrimage site.

52- Magnificent album of Tobacco manufacture in 18th century Spain, an album probably commissioned by high or for presentation

[Tobacco]. Album of drawings on the Spanish manufacture of Tobacco. N.d. [ca. 1770]. N.p. [Madrid]. 15 full page drawings. Contemporary calf tinted in green, boards stamped in gilt with the arms of the King of Spain, Charles III. 60,000 $ A fine album of drawings on the processing of the tobacco plant into powdered tobacco, or rather snuff in Spain, all in contemporary colour. Each of the full-page drawings shows a different stage in the treatment of tobacco within an eighteenth-century industrial complex, almost definitely then new Royal Tobacco Factory at Seville.

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53- First edition, printed in Manila on rice paper, a cornerstone Tagalog Manual

Totanes, Sebastian de. Arte de la Lengua Tagala, y Manual Tagalog. 1745. Manila. Imprenta de Sampaloc, Convento de Nra. Señora de Loreto. Original vellum. 30,000 $ First edition. “This Arte by Father Totanes is considered the best of all the by whose help the Spaniards learnt the Tagala language” (Maggs). According to Retana, this is the best of all manuals on the Tagalog language. It is today spoken by almost 25 million people in the Philippines –mostly-, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia.

54- One of the most important books on Hunting in English

[Turberville, George]. The Nobel Art of Venerie or hunting. 1611. London. Thomas Purfoot. Red morocco by Ramage. 9,500 $ One of the most important treatises on hunting, sometimes considered a translation of Du Fouilloux's La Venerie. The illustration comprises 47 woodcuts, including 9 repeats in text, including a large woodcut on title, showing hunters with hounds.

55- Unpublished manuscript account describing the Middle East and the Holy Land

Vera, Antonio Josef de. Brebe descripcion de los santos lugar[e]s d Jerusalen, y de los crecidos gastos que a los Turcos se pagan. N.d. [ca. 1780]. N.p. [Middle East]. Contemporary sheep. 16,000 $ Fine manuscript, unpublished, containing Vera´s description of the Holy Places; the account profits from a deep first-hand knowledge of the region. It is written to invite pilgrims to visit de Holy Land; the author provides descriptions of regions and cities such as Damascus, Jordan, Constantinople, Cyprus, and Lebanon.

56- The second book printed entirely on vegetal paper, made from the bark of a lime tree, with the rare 20 samples at the end, in contemporary red morocco

Villette, Charles-Michel de. Oeuvres. 1786. Londres [Manufacture royale de papeterie de Langlee]. Contemporary morocco. 7,000 $ A fine copy preserving the 20 samples at the end of this peculiar work, “The first book in the Western World to be entirely printed on PAPER MADE FROM PLANT FIBRES” (Lathrop ), “le premier livre entièrement imprimé sur papier vegetal” (Barbier).

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57- Important manuscript on the Missions in Darien

Walburger, Jacob. Breve relacion de la Prov. del Darien, de la Ley, y Costumbres de sus naturales… y del numero de los Yndios. 1748, 20 July. Yavisa. 14,000 $ A contemporary report of the indigenous population of Darien in the 18th century, the account is recognised as of the few and most important on the subject; it provides a geographical description and an analysis of the Tule.

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