[Rarebooks] FS: Important work by Penafiel. 1897

[Kenneth Karmiole]

(MEXICO) Penafiel, Antonio. NOMENCLATURA GEOGRAFICA DE MEXICO. Etimologias de los Nombres de Lugar. Correspondientes a los Principales Idiomas Que se Hablan in la Republica... Mexico: Oficina Tipografica de la Secretaria de Fomento. 1897. Folio (13-3/4" tall). 3 parts in 1 (the 3rd part is the atlas). (2),vii,(1),224,(2);336,(4)pp. (table of contents at end of Part II). Plus ff.(1),109. Each of the 3 parts with an added lithograph title. The atlas illustrates 1,299 place glyphs with their printed names (glyphs not colored) on 109 leaves. Early 20th c. red calf over cloth.    $850.00 (trade discount allowed)
Penafiel (1839-1922) was a physician and noteworthy historian of languages. Palau 217594. 
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