Vocabulario de la Lengua Tagala by Fr. Domingo de Los Santos O.F.M. On Sale At eBay

The 1835 copy of the Vocabulario de la Lengua Tagala by Fr. Domingo de los Santos O.F.M. was offered for sale at eBay last September. Staring bid was pegged at $3,999.00. No bids were received till September 19, 2006 closing.

The Vocabulario de la Lengua Tagala was first published in 1703 in Muy Noble Villa de Tayabas and was reprinted in 1794 and 1835. Only one copy of the 1703 edition is still extant today and is now at the King's College Library in London. The 1703 copy was among the valuable documents looted by the British in 1762. King's College also has a copy of the 1794 and the 1835 edition. Ateneo de ManilaUniversity and National Library has a copy of the 1794 edition while University of Santo Tomas and Filipinas Heritage Library has a copy of the 1835 edition similar to the one being sold.