1885 · Mexico [City]
by Rincón, Antonio Del, Padre
Mexico [City]: Ofic. Tip. de la Secretaria de Fomento, 1885. Folio, pp. 94; original tan printed wrappers bound in later Mexican calf-backed boards, red and black morocco labels on gilt-paneled spine; pages toned; a few small chips and tears; generally very good. The original 1595 edition was composed by Father Antonio del Rincón (1566-1601) of the Society of Jesus; addressed to the most illustrious and most reverend S. Don Diego Romano, Bishop of Tlaxcallan and of His Majesty's Council &c. in Mexico in the house of Pedro Balli, 1595. Rincón was a Jesuit priest and grammarian, and his grammar is one of the earliest grammars of the Nahuatl language. Vinaza 88 (for the 1595 edition) and 652 (this edition). Palau 268087.
(Inventory #: 63488)