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169719796London: Printed for R. Sare F. Saunders and Tho. Bennet 1697 1697. First edition in English. ESTC R5377; Wing Q188. Binding particularly the spine rubbed; text fine. 8vo contemporary mottled calf gilt decorated and lettered spine. ¶ The first English translation of Francisco de Quevedo's La Hora de Todos y la Fortuna con Seso a biting satire of Spanish politics and the follies of the times written under the guise of a prose fantasy. Ouevedo 1580-1645 a contemporary and friend of Cervantes was one of the greatest writers of his era in Spanish literature. The translator Capt. John Stevens was a prolific translator of Spanish literature and author on Spanish subjects. <br/><br/> London: Printed for R. Sare, F. Saunders and Tho. Bennet, 1697 unknown books
1681WRCAM40803Madrid 1681. Three volumes of four. 5299; 3298; 3302 leaves. Lacks the fourth volume and one preliminary leaf in first volume. Folio. Later sheepskin leather labels. Binding rubbed at extremities. Light soiling to titlepages titlepage of first volume backed with paper. Minor soiling to text; some heavier dampstaining to first volume. Overall very good. The first comprehensive compilation of the laws of the Spanish Indies. Antonio RodrÃÂguez de León Pinello compiled it by 1635 but it circulated only in manuscript until Fernando Jiménez de Paniagua brought it up to date and saw the work through the press in 1681. Prior to the publication of this massive work it was common practice for lawyers and courts in the various legal districts of the New World i.e. audiencias to compile in manuscript the laws in force in order that they might be used as precedents. Upon publication of this code the number of precedents did not decrease but increased: the courts continued to accept the cases and laws in the old local manuscript compilations as well as those on point and laws contained in the Recopilación. In sum this is a major work for all collections of international and Hispanic specific law. SABIN 68386. PALAU 252516. EUROPEAN AMERICANA 681/135. hardcover books
1617WRCAM34089Madrid: Por la viuda de Alonso Martini 1617. 4344 leaves plus several pen and ink illustrations. Folio. Later speckled calf maroon gilt morocco label spine gilt. Covers with slight wear and scuffing at extremities. Faint dampstain in lower margin. Occasional contemporary manuscript notes and marks. Overall internally clean. Very good. A comprehensive list of rules addressed to ship captains governing the proper provisioning of Spanish vessels based in Sicily and Naples both then under Spanish rule. The text includes a bevy of rules expense guidelines and more and offers a fine window into the near-obsessive attention to detail that marked the administration of the Spanish military at the peak of its powers. <br> <br> Of particular interest are several pen and ink sketches that include tools a ship in dry dock and storage bins as well as two much larger harbor plans of Palermo and Naples. Each drawing is keyed to a printed description of the location and shows fortifications lookouts and in the case of Naples dormitories. These are charming and well accomplished. <br> <br> Good evidence of the Spanish navy at work at the height of empire with rules which certainly applied to vessels in the Americas as well. Extremely rare. Por la viuda de Alonso Martini unknown books
