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1948035635London: Collins 1948. 2d Impression. 256p. b/w front. original blue cloth. Collins unknown books
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190212045Madrid: Gabriel Pedraza 1902. 317 1 pp stitched uncut untrimmed. Original printed title wrappers lightly worn tanned else Good to Very Good. Palau 312976. Gabriel Pedraza unknown books
195244812London: Eyre & Spottiswoode 1952. First Edition. Octavo 22cm; red cloth with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; x2791pp. Some offsetting and faint foxing to endpapers upper edge of textblock slightly dusty else Near Fine and clean throughout. Dustjacket is unclipped gently spine-sunned and lightly edgeworn slightly dusty overall with the rear flap mis-folded and several short tears to extremities; Very Good. An "unprejudiced examination of the contemporary Spanish state in all its aspects" including sections on the land the Spanish people and their social history their constitution economic and military problems and approach to foreign relations. Eyre & Spottiswoode unknown books
1923313637Madrid: E. Gonzalez y Cia Fototipia 1923. Pochoir title page and back wrapper by Larraya plate of posters in full color ornamental dedication leaf 28 illustrations from photographs 1 folding. 15 leaves with text in Spanish and English. 1 vols. Oblong 4to. Cloth spine glazed yellow pictorial boards preserving wrappers. Some minor soiling chips at edges of back wrapper generally fine. Pochoir title page and back wrapper by Larraya plate of posters in full color ornamental dedication leaf 28 illustrations from photographs 1 folding. 15 leaves with text in Spanish and English. 1 vols. Oblong 4to. Sport & Wine in Jerez Spain. "The merchant the sportsman the man of business or the man of leisure will always find a welcome in Jerez." Lavishly produced album of the sherry wine and brandy house of Marqués del Mérito in Jerez documenting in equal parts the wine-making activities of the firm and the sporting traditions of the lands around Jerez de la Frontera including pigsticking in the swamps stag and ibex hunting waterfowling and bird shooting with numerous pictures of the bag of princely hunting parties. Uncommon and striking. E. Gonzalez y Cia, Fototipia unknown books
181737583London: Printed by Thomas Davison Whitefriars for Longman Hurst Rees Orme and Brown 1817. First thus. xv 261 1; vii i 232 pp. 2 vols. 8vo. Bound in full contemporary brown polished calf spines rubbed brown binder's ticket on front pastedowns "Bound by Smith 49 Long Acre" in each volume; front joint of vol. I starting fixing to preliminaries else very good. First thus. xv 261 1; vii i 232 pp. 2 vols. 8vo. Inscribed Twice. INSCRIBED on the first blank leaf of volume I "With the author's best regards March 1834 London" and on the title page of both volumes "To my dear Aunt Mrs. Moore E.V. Holland." Lady Holland's Aunt Mrs. Moore of NYC was Clement C. Moore's mother. <br/>The first volume containing the account of Lope de Vega's life and writings was first published in 1806; this is the first two volume edition and the first containing the treatment of Guillen de Castro. Printed by Thomas Davison, Whitefriars for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown unknown books
1859221597London: Routledge Warnes and Routledge Farrington Street 1859. Reprint of 1855 first edition. Engraved portrait frontispieces facsimile map. 498; 551; x 391 pp. 3 vols. 8vo. Bound in full tan polished calf gilt spine t.e.g. by Riviere. Very nice set minor rubbing. Reprint of 1855 first edition. Engraved portrait frontispieces facsimile map. 498; 551; x 391 pp. 3 vols. 8vo. Routledge, Warnes and Routledge Farrington Street unknown books
181860522New York: James Eastburn & Co 1818. First American from the last London edition. 2 vols. Royal 8vo. Cloth-backed papered boards paper spine labels. An especially bright clean copy. Fine. Bookplates. First American from the last London edition. 2 vols. Royal 8vo. James Eastburn & Co unknown books
177120394Zaragoza: Imprenta Real 1771. Folio. 4 pp. <br><br>Royal decree original promulgated in Madrid 10 September 1771 permitting free entry into Spain of foreign grains including wheat and maize. A woodcut of the royal arms on the title. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Palau 239456ii. Half vellum with caramel cloth sides by Brugalla. Excellent copy. Imprenta Real hardcover books
18495749Madrid: La Viuda de Burgos 1850 i.e. 1849. 8vo signed in 4s 22.1 cm 8.65". 761 1 blank pp. <br><br>Bound for presentation by Queen Isabella. Complete budgetary accounting for the year 1850 issued by the Spanish government printed by a woman printer of Madrid and here in an early example of the work of noted Madrid binder Ginesta.<br>Â Â Â Â Binding: Signed presentation binding by Miguel Ginesta II of Madrid of oxblood straight-grain morocco covers framed in double gilt fillets surrounding gilt-stamped arabesques and the gilt-stamped coat of arms of Queen Isabella II of Spain; spine with gilt-stamped title and arabesques. Board edges and turn-ins gilt-stamped pink moiré endpapers all edges gilt.<br>Â Â Â Â Provenance: Infante Duc de Montpensier sixth son of King Louis Philippe husband of the Infanta Maria Louisa Queen Isabella's sister with his bookplate. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Palau 236716. Binding as described above covers showing only very minor wear spine slightly faded. Front pastedown with bookplate described above. Pages gently age-toned a few showing mild foxing but most clean. Very attractive. La Viuda de Burgos unknown books
174820447Barcelona 1748. Folio. 2 ff. <br><br>A very detailed report on the Guarias' factory which now has 71 looms but is capable of housing more than 100. Contains a listing all the major pieces of equipment including: "seis Tablas de pintar una Prensa ò Calandrìa Bruñidor . . . Tornos . . . Urdidores y una Caldera. . . . " Begins with a handsome criblé decorative woodcut initial. Sewn as issued. unknown books
176020445Barcelona 1760. Double folio 395 x 305 mm. 1 f. <br><br>Decree prohibiting clothing ornaments that might be confused with military uniforms; promulgated in Catalonia by Jaime Miguel de Guzmán Capitan General de Catalonia. Folded once; edges a little dog-eared and inner margin missing small pieces of paper. hardcover books
174934853Buen Retiro: No publisher/printer 1749. Small folio 29 cm; 11.5". 2 ff. last p. blank. <br><br>The king announces that with the signing of the peace treaty ending the War of the Austrian Succession 174048 he is ordering the cancelling of several wartime economic measures especially relating to taxes and special duties. Dated in text 2 December this would surely have been a most welcome Christmas present! Removed from a binding with sewing holes in inner margins. Date of decree in ink at top of first page. Very good. No publisher/printer unknown books
177120392Barcelona 1771. Folio. 4 ff. <br><br>Republication for the Catalan region of a royal decree San Lorenzo 14 November 1771 prohibiting importation of cotton goods manufactured abroad. Contains a decorative woodcut initial. Half vellum with brown cloth sides by Brugalla. Very good copy. hardcover books
177320448Barcelona 1773. Folio. 1 f. <br><br>Republication for the Catalan region by Don Bernardo O'Connor of a royal decree El Pardo 20 February 1773 forbidding further importation of muslin fabrics but permitting the untaxed sale of muslin goods already imported and not yet sold.<br>Â Â Â Â The permission was previously granted for a period of four years which have expired and the king extends the permission for another two. A large decorative woodcut initial begins the main text which is printed in double-column format. Edges a little dog-eared; minor foxing; one fold. unknown books
178520449Manresa: Ignacio Abadal 1785. Folio. 4 ff. <br><br>Royal decree regulating the fine arts republished together with the Manresa printing of an interesting royal decree banning the importation or printing in Spain of Mirabeau's De la Banque d'Espagne dite de St. Charles. Woodcut of the royal coat of arms on title. Palau reports only the Alcalá and Valladolid imprints of this decree. Folded as issued; some foxing and faint waterstaining. Ignacio Abadal unknown books
178521056Vich: Juan Dorca y Morera 1785. Folio. 4 ff. 1 blank f. <br><br>Finds that local manufacture of linen and textiles is beneficial and removes restrictions on it; the "locality" is Vich near Barcelona. The title-page has a nifty woodcut of the royal arms. Originally printed in Madrid. Modern half vellum over burgundy cloth sides by Brugalla. Contemporary inked notation at top right corner of title-page. Very good. Juan Dorca y Morera hardcover books
177924392Madrid: Pedro Marin 1779. Folio. 4 ff. <br><br>Announcing strict enforcement of the law that prohibits importation of all outer and under garments manufactured abroad. A woodcut of the royal arms on the title. Removed from a bound volume; a few wormholes. Pedro Marin unknown books
177824388Madrid: Pedro Marin 1778. Folio. 6 ff. <br><br>Royal decree forbidding importation of caps gloves stockings sashes and other goods made of linen wool and cotton. A very nice woodcut of the royal arms on the title. Disbound with a bit of pinhole worming not affecting text; lightly laid into later wrappers. Pedro Marin unknown books
180424389Barcelona: Juan Francisco Piferrer 1804. Folio. 4 ff. <br><br>Reprinting in Barcelona of this royal decree promulgated 19 July 1804 and first published in Madrid. Regulating the gold braid and other ornaments worn by liveried servants and concerning uniforms of coachmen and runners. With a woodcut of the royal arms on the title-page. Folded and never sewn; as issued. Juan Francisco Piferrer unknown books
178933489in manuscript: Madrid 21 February 1789. Folio 30.5 cm; 12". 3 pp. <br><br>The king asks all government officials to pay attention to the requirements of their jobs and to earn their salaries.<br>Â Â Â Â Searches of NUC and WorldCat find => no copies. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Not in Medina BHA. Folded as issued; lower margin irregular with mild damp damage. unknown books
181336362colophon: Cadiz: en la Imprenta Tormentaria á cargo de Juan Domingo Villegas 1813. 8vo 21.5 cm; 8.125". 2 281385 15 pp. fold. plts. numbered xxxix lxviii. <br><br>At the base of the title-page of this infantry manual is printed "Reimpreso por disposicion del . . . señor don Carlos Doyle teniente general de los reales exercitos." => That is Lt. Gen. Charles William Doyle 17701842 ordered this work to be printed.<br>Â Â Â Â Doyle was an Irish-born British lieutenant-colonel who in 1808 was ordered to Portugal to help fight Napoleon in the Peninsular Campaign. He very successfully aided the Spanish army in instilling discipline and organizing light infantry and was made a lieutenant general in the Spanish army. In 1811 Britain ordered him home but when he reached Cadiz Sir Henry Wellesley convinced him to command a camp at which a new army was being organized for action in the south of Spain. Again he was highly successful in his military instruction of new troops and as a result was promoted to full colonel in the British army; he remained in Spain till the end of the war in 1814.<br>Â Â Â Â The present work extracted from the larger one of the same title printed at Madrid by the Imprenta Real in 1808 was clearly printed for the instruction of Doyle's southern army.<br>Â Â Â Â At the rear of the volume are => 30 folding plates setting forth various dispositions and movements of infantry troops; clear careful verbal explanations of these precede them.<br>Â Â Â Â Searches of NUC WorldCat and the CCPBE locate => only three copies worldwide of which only one is in the U.S. West Point.<br>Â Â Â Â Provenance: Contemporary signature of "Velez" on title-page. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Not in Palau. On Doyle see: DNB online. Dark brown speckled calf black gilt-lettered title-label a little chipped to gilt-ruled spine marbled endpapers; binding lightly rubbed. Age-toning and general light soiling occasionally a dog-ear or a spot all plates clean well-attached and whole at folds. => A very sound very good copy. en la Imprenta Tormentaria á cargo de Juan Domingo Villegas unknown books
177436365Madrid: En la Imprenta de Pedro Marin 1774. Small 8vo 15 cm; 6". 4 including initial blank ff. 182 pp. <br><br>There were two 1774 editions of this manual for the Spanish cavalry and dragoons: one was a quarto with folding plates the other this pocket unillustrated octavo clearly the more personal portable production and the one more vulnerable to destruction. It begins with general trumpet and drum calls for field camp and battle and proceeds to those specific for certain maneuvers for the dragoons etc. It then moves on to formations and ends with instructions for movements on foot and for the use of carbines.<br>Â Â Â Â Searches of NUC WorldCat and CCPBE locate => only two copies of this octavo edition worldwide in the national libraries of Spain and Chile. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Not in Palau but see 255857 for the quarto edition. Contemporary mottled sheep with gilt spine extra and marbled endpapers; spine chipped binding lightly abraded. Front hinge inside open; text block firmly attached to binding. Some very light waterstaining and one short marginal note; a nice clean copy. En la Imprenta de Pedro Marin unknown books
177833498Madrid: Pedro Marin 1778. 4to 28 cm; 11". 2 ff. 19 1 blank 262 pp. <br><br>The seed of the Enlightenment idea of free commerce landed in Spain in the 1770s and blossomed in 1778 just two years after Adam Smith published Wealth of Nations strongly advocating free trade. Here are the laws and regulations that enable and allowed free trade in the Spanish empire. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Sabin 68890; Palau 255843; Goldsmiths'-Kress 11717; Medina BHA 4845. Text block loose in a later limp vellum binding. The engraving of the royal arms and the title-page dust-soiled as are the last three leaves. Worming in the lower margins of all leaves. A less than pristine copy and priced accordingly. Pedro Marin hardcover books
195134233Madrid: Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores 1951. First edition. Stapled paper wrappers. A very good copy with notation on the rear wrapper leaves clean and bright. 88 pp. suplemento 6 pp. Illus. with 3 b/w reproductions and 2 photos. 8vo. Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores unknown books
