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1936ref. 129610England: N.p. 1936. First Edition. First Edition. Oblong octavo. Publisher's stiff brown wrappers black titles. A collection of twenty-four monochrome photographs of the province of Andalusia in Spain. The region produces some of the finest olives available a large proportion of the world's olive oil and Seville oranges. This volume was published during the Spanish Civil War 1936-1939. Laid in is a printed compliment card 2.75 X 4.25 inches from Howard Heinz then president of the H. J. Heinz Company. The last photograph in this volume represents the Heinz factory in Seville Spain. Light shelfwear at the spine ends and a faint dampstain to the rear panel else Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1780ref. 46586Madrid: Pedro Marin 1780. Increasing the Tobacco Tax in the West Indies 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. Folio. Folded sheets stitched as issued. Two small wormholes minor soiling. Near fine. PALAU 249701. unknown books
ref. 84690Chicago: I.W.W. Printing Co-Op 1969. Illustrated broadside 44cm x 28cm 17" x 11". Offset lithograph printed in black on white stock. Old horizontal fold; mild toning in margins else Near Fine. A well-preserved example. Signed in plate "Spain" lower right. Chicago I.W.W. printer's bug. Satirical broadside issued to announce the opening of the trial of the Chicago 8 later 7 who had been jailed for conspiracy and inciting a riot for their role in the Chicago street protests during the Democratic National Convention of 1968. This graphic by the prominent underground cartoonist Spain Rodriguez is evidently quite rare not previously seen by us; we can trace no examples in commerce and OCLC notes only a single physical location UVA as of March 2025. unknown books
1942ref. 61253New York: E.P. Dutton & Co 1942. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo 19.5cm; reddish-brown cloth with titling and decorations stamped in black on spine; dustjacket; 89-2542pp. Base of spine gently nudged light wear to extremities with some dust-soil and faint foxing to text edges; Very Good. Dustjacket is unclipped priced $2.00 gently spine-sunned with moderate wear some dust-soil and faint stains and a few small losses tears and attendant creases; five clear tape mends on verso; Very Good. The author's first book under this pseudonym set in Southern California in which tough-guy "confidential agent" Bill Rye "investigates a girl who claims to be an oil tycoon's illegitimate daughter" BAIRD 9. HUBIN p.384. E.P. Dutton & Co unknown books
1827ref. 45152Barcelona: Juan Francisco Piferrer 1827. Nueva Edicion. Two volumes bound in one; small 12mo 15cm.; full contemporary sheep marbled endpapers; xvi150; 2xv1156pp. Boards a bit scuffed with some brief peeling of leather corners bumped else Very Good internally fine. Contemporary owner's brief ink and pencil notes to final leaf of text and rear free endpaper. Includes recipes for dyes stains inks lacquers varnishes stain removers perfumes toothpaste and drinks and liqueurs. Juan Francisco Piferrer unknown books
1795ref. 689451795. 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"; 29.84 x 20.32 cm. 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. $1250. Only edition. A vital Bourbon-era administrative imprint codifying the direct state takeover of the financial apparatus fueling Potosi's Cerro Rico "Rich Mountain"-the legendary source of the global silver trade in Upper Peru present-day Bolivia. For over two centuries Potosi generated an unprecedented influx of wealth that sustained Spanish imperial hegemony fueled European market expansion and dictated global trade dynamics with Asia. However by the late 18th century declining ore grades inefficiency and private corruption plagued production. In response to these fiscal pressures the Spanish Crown executed sweeping Bourbon reforms to modernize tax collection and streamline mining operations. Originally established as a private guild bank Gremio de Azogueros to support local miners with short-term credit and essential supplies the Banco de San Carlos was formally incorporated into the Royal Treasury Real Hacienda by King Carlos IV. This official royal decree prints both the charter of state incorporation Real Cedula de Incorporacion and the complete operational regulations Ordenanzas governing the re-organized institution. The substantial 107-page appendix contains intricate ledger formats sample audit forms and four massive folding balance tables designed to enforce strict bureaucratic oversight over colonial administrators in South America. Behind the sophist. unknown books
1610ref. 33905The Hague: Hillebrant Iacobsz 1610. This pamphlet provides further definitions of the terms of the Twelve Years' Truce between Spain and the Netherlands. While negotiated as a prelude to permanent peace both sides hoped to use the truce from the long and grueling Dutch war of independence to build their military resources. In the end it greatly benefited the Dutch who ended the peace in 1621 greatly strengthened. Rare. Not in EUROPEAN AMERICANA. 8pp. Large vignette on titlepage. Modern marbled boards. Very good. KNUTTEL 1721. hardcover books
1809ref. 54392Westminster: Printed by R.G. Clarke at the Gazette Office 1809. A rare treaty that ended the Anglo-Spanish War and united the two countries against the invading French in the midst of the Napoleonic Wars. The text of the treaty is printed first in English then in Spanish. No copies of this imprint appear in OCLC with only two copies of the London Harrison imprint recorded at the Boston Athenaeum and Harvard. Folio. Dbd. Minor edge wear. Very good. OCLC 83895716 ref. unknown books
1773ref. 30245Madrid: Juan de San Martin 1773. Military Pensions in Colonial Spain A detailed Spanish administrative document clarifying the payment of military pensions and other benefits to soldiers and officers serving throughout Spain's colonial holdings including the Americas and the Philippines. Contains information on the process of obtaining a pension schedules for both the army and navy and a host of other details. Often reprinted this is a most important Spanish document offering good evidence of Spain's meticulous colonial record keeping. Quite rare. Folio. Contemporary plain wrappers. Wrappers soiled spine chipped. Internally bright and clean. Very good. OCLC 17642777 32404569. PALAU 251040. unknown books
1721ref. 55346Spain: Chancellary Court of Granada 1721. Original manuscript. Hardcover. Fine. Small folio 33 by 22 cm / 11-7/8 by 7-7/8 in. Illuminated manuscript on vellum. Main text in black ink masterfully penned in fine clear Gothic style ruled and bordered in red. 82 unnumbered leaves 4 blank comprising 6 full-page miniatures and 144 pages of text generally 32 lines per page. 36 richly illuminated bands with initials appear throughout the text with occasional ornate initials in black ink. The finely detailed miniatures are painted in rich colors and decorated with metallic gold and silver. The royal seal of Philip V of Spain is stamped in black ink at the bottom margin on the recto of all text leaves as well as the final three blanks; the initials of a royal notary appear at the bottom margin of each page of text. Bound in contemporary crimson velvet lightly rubbed with decorative brocade ribbon ties worn and frayed. All edges gilt; crimson silk guards bound-in to protect the miniatures and illuminated bands. Text in Spanish. Manuscript on vellum fine and clean throughout. Overall a very well-preserved bound document. Sumptuously illustrated 18th-century manuscript nobility patent carta ejecutoria de hidalguia commissioned by the De la Barra family of Castile to memorialize the recognition of its noble status in the reign of Philip V King of Spain. As depicted in the illustrated family tree and noted at the opening of the text the family traces their noble ancestry back through five generations to Don Bartholome de la Barra y Zuñiga. "During the late medieval era many individuals received the honor of hidalgo status the lowest rank of nobility but with the passage of time this noble status was not always locally recognized. If a person or family was willing to submit a documented family history to local officials of the Chamber of Hijosdalgo of the Chancellery Court of either Valladolid of Granada they could sue for formal recognition" Neary. While few succeeded in these suits those who did would often commission luxury copies of the paperwork bound with the royal seal. While customized for each family the text and images of these nobility patents follow a standardized template which must elaborate on three key themes: religious devotion; service to the crown; and purity of blood limpieza de sangre. The latter required that the family demonstrate the absence of Jewish Muslim or "heretical" ancestry. As is commonly the case the present example opens with an image of the Virgin Mary here receiving the devotion of four members of the De la Barra family depicted on their knees before a sumptuously appointed church altar. The facing image depicts the Father the Son and the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove looking down upon the infant Jesus. The other full-page miniatures depict the De la Barra family tree; their coat of arms King Philip V; and the royal coat of arms. The richly illuminated bands contain the names of De la Barra family members or introduce key sequences in the presentation and disposition of the suit. The final four pages of text comprise an official copy of the court's final decision. Penned in an ordinary scribal hand this concluding document was usually written on paper; in the present case the declaration appears on parchment at the special request of the family. The document is signed by Santiago Alcalde y Linares royal notary escribano and dated 3 July 1721. Provenance: The engraved bookplates of C. L. F. Robinson Newport Rhode Island and Mary MacMillin Norton appear on the opening blank leaf. Charles L. F. Robinson 1874-1916 described in the auction sale catalogue of his library as "a liberal and discriminating collector of rare books" who acquired many volumes from the Hoe and Huth collections was best known as a collector of rare Americana. A clipping from the auction catalogue lot 595 describing the present manuscript is laid in; a typescript of the description is tipped in at the inner margin along with another printed catalogue description possibly from another sale. Robinson served at one time as president of the Colt Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company of Hartford Connecticut. The Anderson Galleries Catalogue of Rare Books Comprising the Valuable Library of the Late Col. Charles L. F. Robinson of Hartford Conn. lot 595 p. 136; E. A. Neary "Spanish Golden Age Nobility Documents" in: Digital Collections for the Classroom. Online via Newberry Library April 13 2023. [Chancellary Court of Granada] hardcover books
1846ref. 3472Madrid 1846. Good. Single leaf. Small tears along edges small stains from ink bleeding through both sides bookseller subject inscription "America" noted at top left corner of recto slight water damage along right edge vertical fold in middle of leaf clearly town torn out of a larger gathering. THE ORDER OF CALATRAVA IS A MILITARY AND CISTERCIAN RELIGIOUS ORDER ESTABLISHED IN THE 12TH CENTURY IN THE KINGDOM OF CASTILLE. Its primary purpose was to protect the town of Calatrava. The order was eventually secularized in 1855 and is now solely an honorific institution. The present document is a handwritten copy of a notification from Dona Isabel II Queen of Spain regarding a habit i.e. the granting of admission into the Order of the Knights of Calatrava on behalf of Don Pedro Regalado Pedroso y Pedroso. The letter is addressed to Don Esteban Hurtado de Mendoza who had been named by the Tribune of Military Orders to occupy said position. DON PEDRO REGALADO PEDROSO Y PEDROSO 1832-1878 descended from an extremely wealthy Havana family; he was accepted as a Novice into the Order in 1849 and as of 1862 he was still a novice Las Ordenes Militares de Santiago Calatrava Alcantara y Montesa Madrid 1862 p. 444 and the same work 1891 edition p. 63. He was Prefect Comendador of the Order of Carlos III. His great residence at Calle Obrapia No. 55 Havana is named after him and is known as the Hotel El Comendador and is one of the jewels of Old Town. PARTIAL TRANSLATION: "Dona Isabel II by the grace of God and the constitution of the Spanish monarchy queen of Spain perpetual administrator of the Order of the Knights of Calavera by apostolic authority to you Don Domingo Olaraval or Don Esteban Hurtado de Mendoza knights of Santiago who have been named by the master tribunal by imperial commission to the order to that which . will be mentioned know this: that Don Pedro Regalado Pedroso y Pedroso citizen of the city of Havana has found favor in our Royal Person with the grace of a habit or position in the Order of Calatrava etc. CATALOGUER'S NOTE: As always we are grateful to Joseph Adams for his translation prowess! unknown books
2010ref. USPATWE00fpSterling Children's Books 2010. Fine. Spain Susan Rosson. Twelve Days of Christmas in Georgia. New York: Sterling Children's Books 2010. Illustrated. Oblong 8vo. Hardcover. Book condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near fine. Sterling Children's Books hardcover books
1711ref. 50903Alagon Zaragoza Spain 1711. Hardcover. Folio. 12x9". 8 leaves the final leaf backed in paper. Manuscript bound in limp vellum. Protected with 2 paper leaves and 2 maroon silk sheets bound and encased within plain contemporary paper-backed vellum covers with cloth string ties. Contains 2 leaves with gorgeous full-page illustrations elaborately hand-colored in ink and gilt the first depicting the family arms of García the second with the royal arms of Don Felipe within decorative borders. Fine clear cursive hand in black ink within two sets of double-ruled borders 25 lines per page; 7 gold capitals superimposed on a landscape within square black borders mark the sub-sections of the text followed by initial lines in gilt letters. Text and illuminations fine and clean; vellum covers lightly soiled. Text block now loose within covers. Early eighteenth-century illuminated "carta de hidalguia" manuscript a patent of nobility for one Alonso García an inhabitant of Montejo de la Vega de la Serrezuela in the Spanish province of Segovia Castilla and León. The motto appearing on his arms reads: García De Arriba Nadie Diga May No One Speak from Above. The royal decree of King Felipe V is dated 5 May 1711; the document was notarized on 12 June 1711 in Alagón a municipality located in the Spanish province of Zaragoza. In addition to the notarial stamp of the king Yo el Rey at least four witnesses have signed the manuscript on the final page. The document concludes with the formula: "El Mgd. Majestad hace merced à Alonso García vecino y natural del lugar de Montejo de la Vega de que por los días de su Vida pueda gozar; y ser reputado en la dicha Villa y demas partes que residiere por hijodaldgo y obtener las preheminencias que por ello le tocaren." The Majesty grants Alonso García a resident and native of Montejo de la Vega that he may enjoy for the days of his life and be well-regarded as a noble in that town and other places in which he may reside and obtain the privileges to which he is entitled. References: Revista de historia y de genealogía española 1912-1931 p.102: Alonzo García is noted in a list of those ennobled in the State of Castilla Castile since the year 1710. hardcover books
1788ref. 28844Madrid: Don Blas Román; Don Antonio Espinosa Criticos Documentos; D. Joseph Doblado Apendice 1788. First edition. Hardcover. fair. 16mo. 230 2 277 1 4 146pp. Original full calf with gold lettering on spine. All edges red. Marbled endpapers. Fascinating work on the trial of Dominican Froilan de Llanos who was the official confessor of Charles II of Spain. Fray Froylan Diaz de Llanos was convinced that the king's poor health was a result of a spell cast on him. In 1698-1699 under the Head Inquisitor Juan Tomas de Rocaberti's supervision he performed a series of exorcisms over the king after which he stated that Charles II was indeed under the influence of evil forces for which various persons from the royal court were responsible among others Queen Maria Anna of Neuburg. When the queen found out about the accusations against her Froylan Diaz de Llanos was dismissed from the post of royal confessor and transferred to the diocese of the city of Avila and subsequently arrested by the Tribunal of the Inquisition on charges of heresy. Some age wear on binding with rubbing on spine and along edges. Minor and sporadic foxing throughout. Binding in overall good- to good interior in very good condition. Don Blas Román; Don Antonio Espinosa (Criticos Documentos); D. Joseph Doblado (Apendice) hardcover books
1814ref. 728671814. Piacenza: Dai Tipi d'Ignazio Orcesi 1814. Piacenza: Dai Tipi d'Ignazio Orcesi 1814. Rare Printing of the Short-Lived but Influential Constitution of 1812 Spain. Constitution. Costituzione Politica della Monarchia Spagnuola Promulgata in Cadice il 19 Marzo 1812. Piacenza: Dai Tipi d'Ignazio Orcesi 1814. 72 pp. Octavo 6" x 4". Stab-stitched pamphlet bound into recent paper-covered boards lettering piece to spine. Moderate toning negligible faint dampstaining to head of text block and upper outside corners in a few places. $650. Very rare Piacenza printing based on the translation that had appeared in Milan in the same year of the short-lived but influential Spanish constitution of 1812 one of the first attempts to construct a codified constitutional monarchy which applied not only to Spain but to the Spanish holdings in South America and the Philippines and gave Spanish citizenship to the natives of any territory that belonged to the Spanish monarchy but not necessarily those of African descent who could acquire citizenship through naturalization. This constitution was driven by the need to give legitimacy to the newly installed Joseph Bonaparte as king. Although it was repealed shortly after the restoration in 1814 of Ferdinand VII its influence was widespread. It was the model for the constitutions of Norway in 1814 and Mexico in 1824. A number of Italian printings appeared in several varying translations between 1812 and 1814. Our Piacenza printing is one of the rarest. OCLC locates 1 copy University of Turin Italy. unknown books
1790ref. 657681790. 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 Benito Cano 1790. 47 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. $950. First 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. Later editions were published in 1815 and 1855. OCLC locates 1 copy of the first edition in North America Duke University. Palau Manual del Librero Hispano-Americano 177666. unknown books
1810ref. 38120Madrid. 1810. Decree Sent to the New World A rare decree issued by the Spanish Córtes in the Real Isla de Leon on Dec. 2 1810 temporarily suspending the nominations of various ecclesiastical positions both on the peninsula and overseas due to financial reasons. The decree was to be distributed to tribunals judges governors and other civil military and ecclesiastical authorities who were responsible for ensuring that the information in the decree be properly publicized. This copy as noted in a contemporary hand was to be transmitted to the archbishop and cabildo of Charcas in South America. A rare Spanish decree concerning religious appointments and the financial situation of the government from the time of Ferdinand VII's absence from the thrown due to political intrigues related to the Peninsular War. Not in OCLC. Old folds. Nicolas María de Sierra's paraph "rúbrica" below his printed signature. Contemporary manuscript inscriptions above text "Illmõ Señor" and at bottom of page "Arzobispo y Cabildo de Charcas". Two spaces at end of printed text also accomplished in a contemporary hand. Moderate soiling printer's ink in text affecting some letters and in upper and lower margins. A good copy. unknown books
1718ref. 68057Madrid. July 17 1803. Enforcing Spanish Marriage Restrictions in South America An addendum to the Spanish royal degree regarding the Pragmática Sanción de Matrimonios. The Pragmática legally mandated all males under the age of twenty five and all females under the age of twenty three of any class or race to secure formal consent from their father in order to marry and applied to Spain as well as all of its overseas possessions. This decree promulgates an amendment to that rule which made it an even more effective tool for preserving socio-economic hierarchy in the Spanish dominions confirming that the father "no estará obligado á dar la razon ni explicar la causa de su resistencia ó disenso." The king also orders local officials in the Spanish Empire to obey and publish the original decree with its amendments. This copy stamp-signed "Yo el Rey" was delivered to Santiago de Chile with the extensive manuscript docket and full signature of Royal Governor Luis Muñoz Guzman and the signature and rubric of his secretary. OCLC locates only one copy of this document at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Single bifolium printed on Sello Quarto paper. Removed from a larger volume at some point with minor wear to gutter else very good. OCLC 1355676642. unknown books
1970ref. 162000N.p.: R and S Film Enterprises 1970. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1970 film. Both photographs with provenance stamps on the versos. A rare pair of photographs from Rita Hayworth's low-budget wanderings between 1967-1970 during which she worked with French and Italian genre filmmakers as well as the likes of William Grefè in the US. Note however that Ms. Hayworth is not present in either of these images. A psychedelic exploitation film in which Hayworth stars as a wealthy matron married to a wheelchair-bound husband. She has an affair with a young author triggering disastrous results. Shot on location in Florida. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. R and S Film Enterprises unknown books
1783ref. 20839London. 1783. England Gives Up Florida to Spain 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. Small quarto. Dbd. Some old minor ink underscoring. Else very good. Untrimmed. In a half morocco box. AMERICAN CONTROVERSY 83-44. DAVENPORT 170. unknown books
1959ref. 159012Glendale CA: Allied Artists Pictures 1959. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1959 film. A somewhat accurate biography of rise and fall of notorious crime boss Al Capone. Set in Chicago shot on location in Chicago and Los Angeles. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Allied Artists Pictures unknown books
1989ref. 159582N.p.: N.p. 1989. Vintage flyer advertising two performances by The Butt Boys: one on Saturday April 15 1989 at The Black Box in Phoenix and one on Saturday April 22 1989 at The Crystal Pistol in San Francisco. Spain Rodriguez was one of the foremost underground cartoonists of the late 1960s and 1970s alongside Robert Crumb Gilbert Shelton S. Clay Wilson and Victor Moscoso among others. Performance art group The Butt Boys are best remembered for their circa 1990 performance "The History of Pork" described as "a comic romp through the evolution of pork and man" and as a "hard-boiled urban-macho bad-ass tale of The Three Little Pigs." 8.5 x 11 inches. Light edgewear and rubbing else Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1957ref. 139216Glendale CA: Allied Artists 1957. Collection of 4 vintage black-and-white studio still photographs from the 1957 film. Included are two film still photos and two advertisement layout photos. Mimeo snipes once affixed to the versos of the film stills detached but present. Director Corman at his noir-est. The Black Widows a teenage girl gang led by Helen Spain an early favorite of Russ Meyer suspect Barbara Kenney of killing one of their members. Barbara is the sometimes girlfriend of the leader of rival gang and the two gangs prepare for warfare. As the gangs prepare the stories of their private lives unfold and every aspect of family dysfunction is represented showcasing an example of the mid-century "juvenile delinquency" scare. 8 x 10 inches advert photos slightly larger. Very Good plus overall with a corner crease to one film still photo and minor creasing to others. Grant US. Lyons US. Martin 382. Selby US. Spicer US. Allied Artists unknown books
1935ref. 579181935. 1 vols. 13-1/2 x 10-3/4 inches. Atelier stamped on verso: Photograph by Carl Van Vechten/146 Central Park West/Cannot be reproduced without permission. Holograph notations in ink giving the subject of the photograph and the number of the negative. 1 vols. 13-1/2 x 10-3/4 inches. unknown books
1826ref. 308088London: Printed for James Duncan 1826. Folding map and 7 plates. 2 vols. 12mo. Quarter contemp. calf and marbled boards spine rubbed joints splitting but solid. Internally fine. Bookplate of Thomas Henry Graham. Folding map and 7 plates. 2 vols. 12mo. Printed for James Duncan unknown books
