first edition
1885 · Mexico
by Penafiel, Antonio
Mexico: Oficina Tip. de la Secretaria de Fomento, 1885. First edition, folio, 2 volumes in 1, pp. 260, [4]; plus an Atlas with a color lithograph half-title and title page and 39 color lithograph plates depicting Nahuatl pictographs; illustrations in the text throughout; slightly later quarter sheep over marbled boards; joints tender, spine mostly perished, text clean and sound; good. An Ayer Linguistics duplicate with a Newberry release stamp on the front flyleaf. Penafiel was a prolific author with many books on Mexican antiquities, language, folk-lore and alphabets to his credit. Palau 217556.
(Inventory #: 49877)