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1765. BOOK. (INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES). FEBRES, ANDRES:. THE ART OF THE GENERAL LANGUAGE OF THE KINGDOM OF CHILE. WITH A VERY INTERESTING CHILEAN-SPANISH DIALOGUE.: TO WHICH IS ADDED THE CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE... Lima: printed on Calle de la Encarnación, 1765. Small 8º. 15 leaves + 682 pages + 1 leaf. Title page and preliminaries in two colors, the red overprinted in gold, possibly contemporary. Woodcut colophons. Complete. Bound in red velvet over board, with dry-stamped ironwork on both covers and headbands, featuring the IHS emblem with a cross on both covers, dry-stamped ironwork between the ribs, and gilded and chiseled edges. The cloth is worn and has some very minor tears. A very fine copy of this rare work. It bears a label on the back cover indicating that it was loaned for the 1929 International Exhibition in Barcelona. Heredia 1510. Palau 87065 notes: “A curious and cherished book. It is said that Andrés Febrés is a pseudonym for Father Manuel José Álvarez.” CCPB 509557-3. First edition of this grammar and vocabulary of the Araucanian or Mapuche language.