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1797030640Leipzig: G. L. Goethe 1797. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Xii 398 Pp Errata Page At End. Original Binding And Endpapers Marbled Boards. Binding Worn And Frayed At Corners And Edges But Quite Solid Entirely Intact; Pages Aged But Square And Clean No Wear Or Damage. Scarce; Only Three Institutional Holdings Identified In Worldcat. <br/> <br/> G. L. Goethe hardcover
17604757Cadiz 1760. Hardcover. Very Good. Charmingly printed little book. Quite scarce. <br/><br/> Cadiz hardcover
17724365Valencia Por Benito Monfort 1772. Hardcover. . ~ ~ NOTE: THE PRICE OF THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY REDUCED! ~ ~ . Two volumes. Duodecimo. Pp. xxviii 335; 344. Half-titles present. HARDCOVER uniformly bound in contemporary full mottled calf spines richly decorated in gilt morocco lettering-piece to each spine marbled endpapers all edges red calf bit affected by the mottling few worm holes on endpapers paste-down of one volume partly adhered to board. In a very good condition rather fine interiors. A-2 <br/> <br/> Valencia, Por Benito Monfort hardcover
17662863<p>London J. & R. Tonson in Strand 1766. HBNO DJ ISSUED Brown LEATHER 1766 4th edition some Fox Front COVER DETACHED & 1st few pages are Detached SPINE STRIP MISSING BOOK GOOD- AS-IS Interior GOOD- AS-IS NOJACKET Translators preface By Jarvis is XXiV pgs Exact title of preface The Translators Preface also included Supplement to Translator preface XXXViii pgs 4 1/4 X 6 3/4 IN. SOME pgs have margin chips out & Fox slight wrinkling 279 PS. Front COVER DETACHED SPINE STRIP MISSING B/W FRONTISPIECE & Ilustrations FOXED Wear Inner Hinges starting SLIGHTLY ONE VOLUME ONLY Full-Leather.</p> London, J. & R. Tonson in Strand hardcover
171134984London 1711. 888pp. Some toning. Very good. Disbound.<br/> <br/> An interesting work relating to the actions of French Huguenot soldier and diplomat Henri de Massue Earl of Galway during the War of the Spanish Succession. Galway's failure at the Battle of Almanza led to the defeat of the British and his eventual censure by Parliament.<br/> <br/> ESTC T18844. Goldsmith 4973. unknown
1792041336Madrid: Imprenta Real 1792. No consta edición. Tapa dura. Good. 469 pp. 15 x 21 cm. Buen estado. Bordes y esquinas rozados. Excelente estado de conservación del papel blanco limpio y con amplios márgenes. Cortes tintados. Imprenta Real hardcover
171521225London 1715. A petition to Parliament by the officers of Lieutenant General George Hamilton's Regiment of Foot seeking pay due for services abroad in the War of the Spanish Succession. Lord George Douglas-Hamilton 1666-1737 was a Scottish Williamite officer during the Glorious Revolution who later married William III's mistress Elizabeth Villiers became a confidant of William was created Earl of Orkney in 1696 was appointed Governor of Virginia in 1714 and in 1736 was the first British general promoted to the rank of Field Marshal. In 1701 at the beginning of the War of the Spanish Succession Hamilton led the First Regiment of Foot the Royal Scots to the Netherlands where the regiment fought for the remainder of the war. Despite their long service and the high position of Hamilton the officers suggest in the present petition that having been so long overseas they had been forgotten by the British government and charge that they had not received their pay even after frequent petitions. The document is an early example of lobbying literature which first began proliferating in the lobby of the House of Commons at the time of the accession of King George I and the British general election of 1715. ESTC records four copies two at the British Library one at Oxford and one at the National Library of Scotland. unknown
171521226London 1715. Broadsheet. 1p. plus printed docket title on verso. Ornamental initial. Disbound. Small folio. Early folds and early stab holes in left margin. Some foxing. A rare political leaflet petitioning Parliament for relief of warrant officers who had fought in the recent War of the Spanish Succession. In March 1715 the House of Commons ordered that a list of all the regimental and warrant officers be drawn up but by the time of this document's printing numerous warrant officers had not been entered into the list and rumors had begun to circulate that they would therefore not be receiving expected compensation for their service. "Besides the Nature of several of the Warrant Officers Posts was such as they could not be put on a Regimental List viz. Directors of Hospitals Commissaries Officers who have lost their Limbs and many other Officers whose particular Hardships Pretensions and Disappointments are more at large set forth and specify'd in their several Warrants. So that their Condition is very deplorable." This is among the earliest examples of lobbying literature which first began proliferating in the lobby of the House of Commons at the time of the accession of King George I and the British general election of 1715. ESTC lists only two copies at Oxford and the University of Missouri.<br/> <br/> Hanson 2212. unknown
1714AQ23536En Amberes i.e. Antwerp: Por Henrico y Cornelio Verdussen 1714. 8 336 331-680pp 2. Text complete despite erratic pagination. Handsomely bound in nineteenth century russia tooled in gilt and blind A.E.G. A trifle rubbed and marked. Armorial bookplate in sanguine superimposed on an earlier bookplate of Thomas Merthyr Guest to FEP An early eighteenth century revised edition of the first part of Gines Perez de Hita's 1544-1619 Historia de los vandos de los Zegries y Abencerrages 1595-1619 widely considered the first Spanish historical novel. The book's portrait of the chivalrous Moorish family of the Abencerrages did much to establish the stereotype of the romantic Moor in European literature. Thomas Merthyr Guest 1838-1904 Welsh industrialist and landowner husband to author and benefactor Lady Theodora Guest née Grosvenor 1840-1924. . 8vo. Por Henrico y Cornelio Verdussen unknown
1711AQ26623London: Printed for S. Popping 1711. 8 88pp. Modern half-calf marbled paper boards contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Minor shelf-wear. Half-title browned. The sole edition of a pamphlet variously attributed to Bishop of Chichester Francis Hare 1671-1740 and physician and satirist William Wagstaff 1683/4-1725 demonstrating 'the Danger of leaving the House of Bourbon in possession of the whole Spanish Monarchy or of any considerable part of it' occasioned by the peace negotiations March-July 1710 held at Geertruidenberg in the United Provinces between representatives of Louis XIV and the Dutch in an attempt to conclude the War of the Spanish Succession and written partly in response to three contemporary pamphlets; The ballance of Europe: or an enquiry into the respective dangers of giving the Spanish monarchy to the Emperour as well as to King Philip; Reasons why this nation ought to put a speedy end to this expensive war; and An essay at a plain exposition of that difficult phrase a good peace - all commonly ascribed to Daniel Defoe 1660-1731. ESTC T56742. First edition. 8vo. Printed for S. Popping hardcover
1783CA114212 pages with crest to title page. Quarto 11 1/4" x 8" single folded sheet housed in a custom made enclosure. First edition.<br /><br />Cedula Latin means in general an order or authorization; in earlier times such a document on the authority of the king or a royal decree which for Spain and Spanish America was a decree issued directly by the monarch.<br /><br />During the second half of the eighteenth century the Spanish Crown monopolized the tobacco industry in its American colonies creating vertically integrated organisations which included factories for the production of cigars and cigarettes. Few economic activities were more vital to the development of the Spanish American economies that the cultivation manufacture and commercialization of tobacco. Tobacco was the second most important export industry in Spanish America at the time. The decision of the Bourbon monarchs to monopolize the industry was a critical component of their plan to increase government revenues through a renewed contract with the colonists. This Spanish royal decree issued at the end of the War of American Independence to take effect January 1 1784 alters the basis for the tobacco trade set up as a monopoly under Phillip V and establishing new regulations for the business. This decree mainly affected the American colonies including Louisiana.<br /><br /><b>Condition:</b><br /><br />Some soiling on front and back; last page has columns of numbers and damp-stain along edge one inner page heavily soiled near head else a very good copy in a fine enclosure. En la Imprenta de Don Pedro Marinan
1703139168London: Printed and sold by John Nutt 1703. Planting colonies in the Spanish Americas First edition preceding the second edition of that year with an added postscript. Published in the third year of the War of the Spanish Succession 1701-1714 the anonymous author proposes that in return for the support of Britain and the Netherlands for the claim of the Emperor of Austria to the Spanish crown Spain's territories in America should be ceded to the two mercantile powers. They propose a confederation which will share the treasure from the Spanish mines keeping it out of the hands of a single monarch and in so doing preserve the balance of power in Europe. They moreover support extending the war to the Spanish West-Indies at that stage untouched by the conflict and offer proposals to plant colonies there. They respond to critics who would argue that such attempts at joint control of the American mines and territories would engender war between Britain and the Netherlands as trade brings peace and also reject the arguments that American wealth flowing into the mercantile nations would weaken the nation as was believed to be the case in Spain. The polemic nonetheless offers a stark realpolitik view of world politics and of the war treating as irrelevant the moral questions of stripping the territories of their nominal ally Habsburg Spain rather than the official war aims of taking French territories and stemming the growth of Bourbon power. A scarce treatise with ESTC locating six copies for this issue and a further two copies of the second edition Library Hub and Worldcat adding several more yet still absent from many prominent institutional collections and untraced in auction records. Small quarto 205 x 162 mm. Disbound pamphlet with remnants of original spine the pages numbered in an 18th-century hand 589-654 from its original place in the sammelband vol. Lightly browned and foxed top two cords mostly gone but bottom two holding light worming at foot not affecting text tiny hole affecting one letter to pp. 25/26. A very good copy without chipping or repairs. Alden 703153; European Americana 703/53; ESTC T193661; Kress S2261. Not in Sabin. unknown
180054439London:: Printed For J. Wright Piccadilly By John Dean 1800. 1800. First edition in English. 4to. Translated from the original Spanish by Maurice Keatinge. Leather and boards viii 514 1 pp. frontispiece map preface. One of the most important firsthand accounts of the Spanish conquest of Mexico. Written by Bernardo Diaz del Castillo a foot soldier who served under Hernan Cortes during the expedition that led to the fall of the Aztec Empire. The book covers the expedition from Cuba to Mexico in 1519; first encounters with Indigenous peoples along the Gulf Coast; the alliance with the Tlaxcalans; the march to Tenochtitlan; meetings between Cortes and Moctezuma II; the uprising in Tenochtitlan and the retreat known as the La Noche Triste; the siege and fall of Tenochtitlan in 1521; etc. The book provides detailed descriptions of Indigenous cities markets and customs; military operations and logistics; relationships among Spanish commanders; daily life of common soldiers; the cultural shock experienced by Europeans encountering Mesoamerican civilization; etc. Encyclopedia Britannica: "Bernal Diaz del Castillo 1495 – 1584 was a Spanish soldier and author who took part in the conquest of the Aztec nation. Diaz's account is written in an unassuming colloquial style and has both historical and artistic value." A.S.W. Rosenstock 19 #193: "All the later histories of America have acknowledged their debt to Bernal Diaz and his work has been acclaimed one of the most valuable source books of the period." The author was an original member of Cortez’s expedition to conquer the Aztec nation. He was involved in the initial planning stages all the way to its culmination. One of the most important sources on the conquest of the Aztec Empire and Mexico. The original leather spine label is missing but a new leather label approximating the original has been placed inside this copy. Retains the original leather boards which exhibit perimeter wear. Internally there are repairs to the hinges with some toning of the text but remarkably free of foxing. In all a very good copy. Printed For J. Wright, Piccadilly, By John Dean, 1800. hardcover
1779154781Spain: 1779. Visually appealing manuscript offering a valuable insight into the Spanish naval empire in the Caribbean Fascinating official service record of don Francisco Ximenez Parrado an officer of the Spanish Navy who served during the War of Jenkin's Ear 1739-48. This detailed account signed by Parrado enumerates his services from 1721 to 1779 listing naval campaigns many of them in the Americas. During his career Parrado participated in a range of operations; coastal patrols surveys and some significant naval engagements particularly against the British. In 1729 Parrado joined the Fuerte 60 under don Domingo Justiniani which sailed from Cadiz on 19 December in company with the two-decker frigate Nuestra Señora del Carmen 54. En route to Cartagena the two ships passed Tobago the coasts of Trinidad Margarita Cumana and Caracas. Once at Cartagena they commenced cruising the coasts of Terra Firme Spain's mainland possessions from the Caribbean to the Gulf of Mexico in search of illicit traders. In less than a year they had captured some six frigates and seven sloops carrying contraband off the coast of Venezuela. During the Summer of 1736 Parrado was in the Conquistador under don Blas de Lezo which was under repair in Spain before its embarkation for Cartagena early in 1737 with 1891 tons of cargo and brigadier don Jose Ambrosio the new governor of Chile aboard. The Conquistador remained at Cartagena on coast guard duties until she was scuttled by de Lezo during the battle of Cartagena in 1741 as part of the blockade of Vice-Admiral Edward Vernon's massive invasion assault. British failure here was to prove one of the pivotal moments of the War of Jenkins's Ear. Parrado is shown as having stayed in Cartagena until 1744 after which it seems he joined don Benito Antonio de Espinola in Havana taking part in the 1745 commissioning voyage of the Santa Teresa de Jesus 64 better known as the Dragon. The manuscript details an engagement in that year with an unnamed British vessel of 60 guns "quese avisto diferentes vezes frente del Puerto" "had been seen several times outside the port ". The Dragon's main mast was split and she was forced the quit the battle. The document also notes Parrado's presence in Tortuga Cabo de San Antonio Puerto Rico and Havana during 1746. The record details Parrada's career under four headings: Empleos "Employments" Campañas "Campaigns" outlined in chronological order Comiciones en que fue Empleado "Commissions in which he was employed" and Funciones en la America "Dutiess in America". Parrado seems to have occupied seven different positions during his career showing a clear ascent through the ranks ; Marinero Agregado a los Pilotos "Sailor attached to the pilots" Arnillero "Gunsmith" with a note that he continued in his role with the pilots Pilotín "Pilot's Assistant" Segundo Piloto "Second pilot" Primer Piloto "First pilot" Alférez de Navío "Frigate lieutenant" a junior watch officer and Teniente de Fragata "First lieutenant" a full lieutenant. Parrado later became the principal teacher at the School of Navigation in Cartagena. This fascinating document offers some welcome insight into a single career during a time of considerable conflict taking place on a world-wide stage. 4 pp. manuscript in neat clearly legible hand on a single bifolium elaborately engraved cartouche to the first page incorporating a three-master atop and enclosing a tabulated manuscript summary of Parrado's postings and positions. Light toning and minor staining. A very good example. Clowes The Royal Navy vol. 3. unknown
1760WB19204Spain 1760s. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to. Contempoary vellum. Wonderful manuscript on paper consisting of several sections each illustrated with hand-drawn folding diagrams many of which quite intricate. This work can be assuredly connected to Jesuit professor Cristiano Riegen of the Reial Academia de Ciencies Exactes in Madrid as there are several mentions of his name in each work. The manuscript is one that clearly took great effort and the drawings are finely executed. <br/><br/> hardcover
1787135132Madrid: En la Imprenta Real 1787. First nationwide Spanish census First edition of Spain's first nationwide census the census of 1787. The first census in Spain was undertaken in Castile as early as 1594 and there was a census of the Spanish Empire in 1776 but this was the first which embraced the whole country. It is sometimes known as the Census of Floridablanca after the reformist prime minister Count Floridablanca under whom it was undertaken from 1785 to 1787. The 43 tables list the regions of Spain alphabetically from Andalucia to Valencia but also include the Balearic and Canary Islands. The data accounts for the number of persons their ages religious affiliation and social status. The final population count is 10409879. Although the census did display modern demographic techniques the attempts to classify the population on class and occupation proved too rudimentary - servants were not classified in any consistent way and the scope of the hidalgo class varied considerably from region to region. Even so the census was a considerable demographic achievement and remains studied in modern Spanish demography; it is considered more accurate than the subsequent Spanish census of 1797. Quarto 301 x 225 mm. With 43 printed tables and large printed folding table at rear. Contemporary quarter sheep smooth spine ruled in gilt with green calf label marbled paper sides edges speckled red. Inked number "153" to title page. Scuffing and wear around extremities contents clean leaf a4 creased minor paper faults to tables XVIII and XXVIII 6 cm closed tear to map. A nice unrestored example. Goldsmiths' 13352; Palgrave I 242. unknown
1701ABC_48243Amsterdam 1701. Small 4to ca. 20 x 15 cm. Nicolas Chevalier Contemporary limp vellum with the manuscript title on the spine and a paper shelf mark label at the foot. With a general title and 2 divisional titles for ad 6 and ad 11 all with a woodcut vignette further with 2 hand-coloured engraved maps 1 folding engraved plate and several woodcut initials. 12 parts in 1 volume. 134 pp. Collection of very rare pamphlets and printed letters published under a collective title on the actual political circumstances of Northern Europe in the years 1699-1701 especially in connection with the death of the Spanish King Charles II born in 1661 in 1700 leading to the War of the Spanish Succession 1701-1714. The work includes 2 maps of Flanders and a folding plate of the Battle of Narva which took place on 30 November 1700. Although the pamphlets and letters were printed separately the present collection appears to be very rare as we have not been able to find any other copies with the same contents.Charles died childless. His possessions would go to one of his brothers-in-law: the French King Louis XIV 1638-1715 or the German Emperor Leopold I 1640-1705. Both had agreed already beforehand that they would divide Charles heritage to avoid disturbance of the European balance of power. In his last will however Charles had appointed the grandson of Louis XIV as his successor named from now on Philip V of Spain 1683-1746. The Treaty of The Hague affirmed this in 1701. With the deaccession stamp of the "Bibliothèque municipale de Nîmes" on the title page and its shelf mark label at the foot of the spine. The vellum at the foot of the spine with a tear the boards are somewhat stained. The leaves are occasionally browned and foxed. Otherwise in good condition.l Cf. Knuttel no. 14.510 ad 1 14.543 ad 6 14.588-14.589 ad 9 14.538 ad 10 and 14.538 a comparable collective title page with the imprint "Amsterdam Daniel de la Feuille 1701" with various texts ca. 78 pp.; STCN 317179241 1 copy the same general title page but with only 3 letters all different from ours. hardcover
1770ABC_47902Córdoba 1770. 8vo. Contemporary limp parchment. With a large engraving of Juan de Santiago on the second leaf and a pen drawing on page 102. 4 "159" = 162 pp. Manuscript version of the only contemporary source on the life and death of the Córdoban Jesuit Juan de Santiago 1689-1762. It follows a work by the same name by Vincent Morales 1708-1765 which was probably published for the first time in 1763 in Córdoba. The copper engraving in the present manuscript likely comes from this edition. Judging from the ownership annotation the present manuscript was also made in Córdoba probably for a local university or convent. It contains an extra paragraph at the end about a feast held in honour of Juan de Santiago including six epigrams written for him. This part is not present in the printed versions of this work.Juan de Santiago was born in Écija. He became known as the "niño de la razón" because of his love for studying. He entered the Jesuit College at Sevilla at a young age. After he was ordained he moved to Córdoba College where he stayed for 40 years. He was seen as a model of holiness and many miracles were attributed to him. One of these occurred when he put out his hand to a blind woman who tried to enter the church and said to her: "Come in and take a good look." Upon which the woman cried "I see it I have recovered my sight." Throughout his life he was much loved in Córdoba because he helped and advised a great number of inhabitants. When he died there was an enormous grieving crowd in town and the City Council ordered that one of the three keys of his coffin should be kept in the city archive. The work by Morales was written at the request of the grieving Córdobans.With a crossed out ownership annotation on the verso of the title page. The parchment is stained and wrinkled with a few small holes and is somewhat smaller than the paper leaves. The borders of the first two leaves are frayed the manuscript is somewhat stained throughout. Otherwise in good condition.l Cf. De Backer-Sommervogel 1894 V 1284 printed ed. unknown
