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[Guatemala] [Fete book]
Guatemala por Fernando Septimo el dia 12 de Diciembre de 1808, [1809]. Guatemala.
Fine illustrate fete-book printed in Guatemala, one of the most beautiful printed books up to the early 19th century in the country
The first edition, one of the rarest and most beautiful books printed in Guatemala in the 19th century, and one of the best publications made in the country from the beginning of the printing press up to that point; this copy is a superb example, with all the plates in pristine condition and preserved in the original binding. The reason for the making and publication of this work was none less than the accession to the throne of Spain of Ferdinand VII, following his father’s abdication, in a moment of political unrest in most of the Spanish colonies, and following the liberation of Spain from the French Napoleonic troops. It is a political statement by the subjects loyal to the Spanish King: a commission of one of the most impressive works to have been printed so far in Guatemala, truly a magnum opus of the colonial Guatemaltecan printing houses.
The first edition, one of the rarest and most beautiful books printed in Guatemala in the 19th century, and one of the best publications made in the country from the beginning of the printing press up to that point; this copy is a superb example, with all the plates in pristine condition and preserved in the original binding. The reason for the making and publication of this work was none less than the accession to the throne of Spain of Ferdinand VII, following his father’s abdication, in a moment of political unrest in most of the Spanish colonies, and following the liberation of Spain from the French Napoleonic troops. It is a political statement by the subjects loyal to the Spanish King: a commission of one of the most impressive works to have been printed so far in Guatemala, truly a magnum opus of the colonial Guatemaltecan printing houses.
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