Mexican Imprints 1544–1600 Exhibition Catalog Henry R. Wagner Huntington Library 1939 Ward Ritchie Press

Rare original exhibition catalog:
Mexican Imprints 1544–1600 in the Huntington Library. An Exhibition Prepared and Described by Henry R. Wagner.
San Marino, CA: Huntington Library, 1939. Printed by the Ward Ritchie Press. Softcover, 39 pp., illustrated.

This scarce exhibition catalog was produced for the Huntington Library’s 1939 exhibition marking the 400th anniversary of printing in Mexico. Compiled by noted bibliographer Henry R. Wagner, it describes and contextualizes early Mexican imprints from 1544 to 1600, including some of the rarest examples of New World printing.

Details:

• Publisher: Huntington Library, 1939

• Printer: Ward Ritchie Press, Los Angeles

• Binding: Original stapled wrappers, 9" tall

• Pagination: 39 pages + illustrations

• Condition: Very good — light age toning, minor edge wear, pencil notation to one page, otherwise clean and tight.

An important piece of bibliographic and Mexican print history, seldom seen on the market.