Lisbon: Mateo Pineiro, 1626., Lach, ASIA IN THE MAKING OF EUROPE III, pp.338-39, 1773-1775. SOMMERVOGEL I:329.1. CORDIER 2898. STREIT V272. HOWGEGO I:A88.. 23 leaves. Small quarto. Modern half morocco and marbled boards, spine gilt. Manuscript foliations in upper outer corner of recto of each leaf. A bit of faint spotting. Very good. The first Spanish language edition, following by a few months the first edition (which was printed in Portuguese) printed in Lisbon the same year. This is the second overall printing of Andrade's important letter. The first authoritative, printed account of a European traveller's visit to Tibet. Antonio de Andrade (1580-1634) was a Portuguese Jesuit missionary who entered the order in 1596. From 1600 to 1624 he was the principal missionary.... more information
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ANTONIO RAMÍREZ : LA MUJER Y SUS ANIMALES.
México, D.F.: Palacio de Bellas Artes, 1991 Exterior partially and lightly sun-faded; a few small edge-creases to some of the color plates; else overal Near Fine.. Quarto-sized paper portfolio (20 p., [20] leaves of plates) : ill. (mainly col.), port. ; 28 cm .... more information
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