Loayzaga, Manuel:

$1,750 · Offered by William Reese Company · No longer available

HISTORIA DE LA MILAGROSISSIMA IMAGEN DE NRA. SRA. DE OCCOTLAN, QUE SE VENERA EXTRAMUROS DE LA CIUDAD DE TLAXCALA. DALA A NUEVA LUZ.... Second edition, following the first of 1745 published in Puebla. This edition is enlarged and includes material not found in the earlier printing. Loayzaga was the third caretaker of the shrine of the Virgin of Ocotlan in Tlaxcala, Mexico. The statue of the Virgin in the shrine is said to have been taken from a tree near a stream with healing powers, and has been an important devotional object since the 16th century. Loayzaga's work is the canonical history of the shrine and its powers. His name is also sometimes spelled Loaizaga or Loaisaga.The Bridwell Library's 2013 exhibition called the widow of José Bernardo de Hogal "perhaps the most important printer in Mexico City from 1741 to 1755. Her husband established a press in 1724 that earned a reputation as one of the finest in the city. When he died in 1741, his widow assumed control of the enterprise and presumably worked mainly as the business manager, taking on projects and financial risks while overseeing the editing and production." The widow Hogal's books are significant for several reasons, including their fine typography.

Found via Rare Books Intel, a search across rare-book dealers, auction houses and marketplaces worldwide.