José (Regalado Trota)

(28 cm), (2) 312 (2) pp. Publisher’s pictorial wrappers. - A list of books printed in the Philippines arranged chronologically; 1088 catalogue entries. “The Biblioteca Nacional [Madrid] boasted the largest collection of relevant Filipiniana, having acquired the libraries of the former Museo-Biblioteca de Ultramar and of the connoisseur Antonio Graiño. The excellent collection of the Archivo Franciscano Ibero-Oriental in Madrid, unlisted in earlier bibliographies, is presented here for the first time. This includes a modest harvest of hitherto unknown imprints” (compiler’s introduction). ¶ Very good, unmarked copy.