The general history of Spain. : From the first peopling of it by Tubal till the death of King Ferdinand, who united the crowns of Castile and Aragon. With a continuation to the death of King Philip III. /
First edition in English of this important and influential history of Spain. Includes mention of Spanish discoveries and conquests in the Americas.
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| Language: | English |
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London :
Printed for Richard Sare at Grays-Inn-Gate in Holbourn, Francis Saunders in the Strand, and Thomas Bennet at the Half-Moon in St. Paul's Church-Yard,
1699.
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| Summary: | First edition in English of this important and influential history of Spain. Includes mention of Spanish discoveries and conquests in the Americas. |
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| Item Description: | First published in Latin under the title Historiae de rebus Hispaniae, Toledo, 1592. Translated by the author into Spanish as Historia general de España, first published Toledo, 1601. Mariana extended the text in subsequent editions, later supplemented by Camargo y Salcedo and Varen de Soto, in the editions printed in Madrid, 1650 and 1670, respectively. The latter was probably the source of Stevens' translation into English. Signatures: A⁴ a-b² c1 B-4B⁴ 4C², ²A-F⁴ G2 H-M⁴, ³M1 N1 0-P². Errors in pagination: pages 81-82, 87-88 and 91-94 misnumbered 89-90, 95-96 and 99-102 respectively (second sequence). Text continuous despite errors in pagination. One of the Cushing Library/Rare Books copies was acquired as part of the Lois Goddard Morrison Collection of Eighteenth Century Literature. |
| Physical Description: | 18 unnumbered pages, 204 pages, leaves 205-216, leaf 216, 217-388, 401-563 pages, [1], 52, 57-95 pages, 13 unnumbered pages ; 36 cm (folio in 4s) |
| Place of Publication: | England -- London. |