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Peramas, [Joseph Emmanuel]
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
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Description
- 'De vita et moribus tredecim virorum Paraguaycorum'. Faenza: Typographia Archii, 1793
- paper, ink, leather
8vo (7 7/8 x 5 1/4 in.; 200 x 134mm). Title-page vignette, 2 folding printed tables, 1 folding engraved plate; repair to closed tear on title, two library stamps on title (C. di Faenza), one or two splits to folds of plates, small hole to O7 with loss of a few letters. Contemporary marbled boards; boards rubbed, corners bumped.
Provenance
Sotheby's London, 2 December 1999, lot 174
Literature
Medina BHA 5584; Sabin 60857
Condition
8vo (7 7/8 x 5 1/4 in.; 200 x 134mm). Title-page vignette, 2 folding printed tables, 1 folding engraved plate; repair to closed tear on title, two library stamps on title (C. di Faenza), one or two splits to folds of plates, small hole to O7 with loss of a few letters. Contemporary marbled boards; boards rubbed, corners bumped.
The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot provided by Sotheby's. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colours and shades which are different to the lot's actual colour and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation because Sotheby's is not a professional conservator or restorer but rather the condition report is a statement of opinion genuinely held by Sotheby's. For that reason, Sotheby's condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot.
The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot provided by Sotheby's. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colours and shades which are different to the lot's actual colour and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation because Sotheby's is not a professional conservator or restorer but rather the condition report is a statement of opinion genuinely held by Sotheby's. For that reason, Sotheby's condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot.
Catalogue Note
A rare first-hand account of the Guarani Missions. The extended posthumous second edition, which contains 13 biographies of Jesuits who were in the Paraguay missions during the period of their expulsion. The folding map is an aerial view of the Jesuit Guarani settlement of Santa Maria de la Candelaria.