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1783WRCAM15744Bilbao 1783. 10pp. Quarto. Modern half morocco and marbled boards. Very good. A rare Spanish edition of the preliminary articles of peace between Spain and England which ended their conflict in the American Revolution. The primary impact of this treaty was to return the Floridas to Spain thus setting the stage for conflicts between the United States and Spain on its southern and western borders and ending twenty years of British control of the Floridas which had effectively been lost when Galvez seized Pensacola in 1781. DAVENPORT 170. SERVIES 597 Madrid ed. hardcover books
1783WRCAM20839London 1783. 10pp. printed in double-column format in parallel French and English. Small quarto. Dbd. Some old minor ink underscoring. Else very good. Untrimmed. In a half morocco box. The official English publication of the preliminary articles of peace between Spain and England. By this treaty an armistice was concluded Britain gave back the Floridas to Spain and Spain restored the Bahamas to England. AMERICAN CONTROVERSY 83-44. DAVENPORT 170. unknown books
1783WRCAM15743Paris 1783. 8pp. Tall folio designed to be folded with docket title sideways on last leaf. Later marbled boards leather label. Near fine. A French printing of the treaty between Spain and England adopted as part of the general peace of Sept. 3 1783. Through this treaty Spain reacquired the Floridas and the Mediterranean island of Minorca while Britain retained Gibraltar and acquired the Bahamas. This printing is unrecorded so far as we can discover. It seems to have been printed for the use of the French commissioners at the time of signing and is in folio form with docket printed on the side so that it could be folded and put in a file. It probably represents a printing during the later stages of the negotiation process. OCLC locates only microfiche copies made from an original in the Public Archives of Canada. Rare. DAVENPORT 174. OCLC 19494242. A different printing of this treaty is recorded as: SERVIES 598. SABIN 96558. PALAU 339315. hardcover books
1783WRCAM20585Madrid: En la Imprenta Real 1783. 494pp. in Spanish and French plus a map. Small quarto. Original plain wrappers. Spine bit chipped. A crisp near fine copy. In a half morocco and cloth case. This is the official Spanish printing of the treaty in which England and Spain make peace in the American Revolution. England gives the Floridas back to Spain and Spain returns the Bahamas to England. The navigation of the Belize and Hondo rivers is made common to both nations. They also settle all hostilities concerning the Revolution a necessary component of the final Peace of 1783. England's returning Florida to Spain provided the U.S. with a headache not resolved until the U.S. purchased Florida from Spain in 1819. The engraved map depicts the Hondo and Belize rivers. DAVENPORT 174. SABIN 96558. PALAU 339315. SERVIES 598. En la Imprenta Real hardcover books
1780WRCAM46586Madrid: Pedro Marin 1780. 13pp. Folio. Stitched as issued. Two small wormholes minor soiling. Near fine. Royal decree imposing further taxes on tobacco in the West Indies and Spanish American colonies. It is signed at the end by Spanish colonial administrator Joseph de Galvez Minister of the Indies all part of Charles III's reform of colonial administration. Scarce. PALAU 249701. Pedro Marin unknown books
1795689451795. Madrid 1795. Folio 11-3/4" x 8". Madrid 1795. Folio 11-3/4" x 8". King Carlos IV Organizes Spain's Lucrative Silver Mines of Potosi Spain. Real Banco de San Carlos de Potosi. Real Cedula de Incorporacion de el Banco de Potosi a la Real Hacienda y Ordenanzas Para su Regimen y Gobierno: Con Arreglo a las Leyes de Indias y Demas Reales Disposiciones que al Margen se Citan: de Orden de S.M. Madrid: En la Imprenta de Don Benito Cano 1795. xii 67 107 pp. Final 107 un-numbered pages are charts and tables 4 folding. Folio 11-3/4" x 8". Contemporary tree sheep gilt fillets to boards gilt fillets to spine recased endpapers renewed. Moderate rubbing to extremities with some loss to gilding spine abraded corners bumped and lightly worn. Light toning to text somewhat heavier in places faint dampstaining to preliminaries and a few other leaves light edgewear to one of the folding tables. A handsome copy $2500. Only edition. The Bank of Potosi was organized to manage the network of mines in Potosi a mountain in present-day Bolivia. Worked by a brutally exploited force of indigenous workers later supplemented by African slaves these mines were one of the greatest sources of Spain's wealth for nearly 200 years. The Real Cedula de Incorporacion prints the certificate of incorporation granted by King Carlos IV and the charter outlining the bank's purpose organization and regulation. OCLC locates 12 copies in North America 1 in a law library Library of Congress. Sabin A Dictionary of Books Relating to America 68224. unknown books
1790657681790. Eighteenth-Century Spanish Regulations Concerning Loans to Government Officials Spain. Loans. Pensions. Monte Pio de Corregidores y Alcaldes Mayores que nombra S.M. Inclusos los del Territorio de las Ordenes Militares. Madrid: En la Imprenta de Don Benio Cano 1790. 467 pp. Folio 11-3/4" x 8-1/4". Contemporary tree sheep gilt fillets to boards gilt fillets and ornaments to spine gilt tooling to board edges marbled endpaper detached ribbon marker laid in. Some minor nicks to boards moderate rubbing to extremities corners bumped. Very light toning to text faint dampstaining to a few leaves a few minor worn holes. A handsome copy. $750. Only edition. A collection of legislation establishing a system of low-interest loans for aldermen mayors and the governors of military districts in Spain and New Spain. This legislation has its roots in the "Mounts of Piety" a system of pawnbrokers run as a charity by the Catholic Church in Europe in the Late Middle Ages to offer low-interest loans to the needy. The regulations in the present volume offered low-interest loans from the state treasury secured against amounts intended to fund the borrower's pension. OCLC locates 1 copy in North America Duke University. Palau Manual del Librero Hispano-Americano 177.666. unknown books
17882615in manuscript at end Madrid 4 July 1788. Folio. 2 ff. final page blank. <br><br>The officials of the Royal Accounting Office in Buenos Aires have complained to the king of ill-treatment at the hands of other government officials and the king here declares how the accountants are to be treated. Folded as issued. unknown books
17872595Barcelona 1787. Folio. 2 ff. <br><br>Francisco González de Bassecourt promulgates for the citizens of Barcelona an edict limiting the number of horses or mules that coaches are permitted to use when travelling in or through cities and towns in the kingdom: The king sought to limit the speed that carriages travelled and the number of accidents that befell unwary pedestrians. The decree was originally promulgated in Aranjuez on 21 June 1787 and published in Madrid. Folded as issued; some light foxing. unknown books
177524386Madrid: Pedro Marin 1775. Folio. 3 ff. <br><br>Exempts master dyers and wool- and silk-loomers from military service. Woodcut of the royal arms on title. Lightly in later wrappers; small ownership stamp eradicated from title-page. A very good exemplar. 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
1790403582Seville: Imprenta Mayor de la cuidad 1790. 4to 302 x 211 mm. 4pp. Unbound folded sheets. Tears to folds. Red cloth slipcase. FIRST EDITION OF THE SEVILLE PRINTING OF THE 1790 ROYAL ACT PROHIBITING THE RUNNING OF THE BULLS: ". considering the bad consequences that it have and will always come from the overindulgence by the King's people when the bulls run . through the streets day and night; and with the receipt of the news by our King of the recent misfortunes from some of these amusements . desiring to cut these pernicious deaths wounds and other excesses . we instruct our Council to take the appropriate measures to contain such damage." The printed provision concludes with a note from Martin Perez referencing the original document located in the Senior Notary office and accompanied by a signature presumably of Perez. Only one copy of this notice has appeared at auction in at least the last fifty years according to the available databases and Worldcat/OCLC list only two copies. <br/><br/> Imprenta Mayor de la cuidad hardcover books
173936319London: Printed for T. Cooper. 1739. 63 1 blank pp. Bound in modern vellum. Early leaves dusted minor scattered foxing. Else Very Good. <br/><br/> "In Spanish and English and relates principally to affairs in America" Sabin with particular emphasis on Florida. The book charges that the King of England authorized Captains of the ships 'Pompey Galley' and 'Fortune' to cruise the Florida coast and collect loot from ship-wrecks. With a force of 600 men the English overpowered Spaniards who were guarding their own collection of salvaged loot and "did rob about 400000 pesoes without any other pretense but that of their greediness." <br/> The Madrid printing in Spanish issued earlier in 1739.The document sets forth Spanish grievances dating from the early 1700s relating to conflicts in the New World-- from Newfoundland to Florida and the West Indies. The conflicts came to a head in the War of Jenkins' Ear commenced in October 1739. <br/>Sabin 17026. Servies 334. Bartlett John Carter Brown Library 618. ESTC N27944. Printed for T. Cooper... unknown books