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Ceballos y Calderón, José Antonio - Alegato Del Doct. D. Joseph Antonio Ceballos Y Calderón, Cura Y de San Pedro de Carabayllo Suburio de Esta Ciudad

Title: Alegato Del Doct. D. Joseph Antonio Ceballos Y Calderón, Cura Y de San Pedro de Carabayllo Suburio de Esta Ciudad
Description: [Lima], Impreso en la Imprenta de la Real Casa de Niños Expósitos, 1820. First edition. Disbound. 4 lvs. Illus. with wood engraving on title and first text page. 4to. First page with a quote from Seneca; text begins with "Señor: que conflicto más grande para el espíritu que hablar de su mérito, y en tono de recomendación." Though undated, Medina places it in the early part of the 19th century (whereas BN Peru places it in 1790s and BN Chile dates it 1801). Joseph Antonio Ceballos y Calderón, the son of Doña Juana Calderon and Gaspar Ceballos, then Regent of the College of San Carlos, discusses the development of his life, which began in privilege. "Pero es fuerza obedecer á la ley. Esta voz imperiosa calma la turbación del ánimo, y éste se resuelve por fin á trazar esta narrativa" Gabriel René Moreno: Biblioteca peruana, p. 16. CCILA locates two copies: BN Peru (Colección Zegarra) and BN Chile. No copies on OCLC, COPAC, or any European Libraries. Medina: Lima 3913. René Moreno: Biblioteca peruana 1857. Removed from a larger volume, abrasion at faint shadow of old rubber stamp on title page, else a very good copy.

Keywords: Memoirs & Diaries, , Latin America, South America, Memoirs & Diaries, Peru, Peru Church, Pamphlet

Price: US$ 300.00 Seller: Kaaterskill Books
- Book number: 40259

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