Bilbao: El Mesajero del Corazon de Jesus, 1927. Hardcover. Published 1927, Decimocuarta edicion, small 8vo, flame calf, very good, pages tanning, signature of Philip Bonsal, a lifelong diplomat and ambassador in Spanish-speaking countries. 621 pp, mild stains to fore edge of text block.
Madrid: Joseph Doblado, 1799. Hardcover. First volume, of four. 8vo, old calf, good solid copy, some rubbing, contents VG, a few pages with corner creases. 420 pp. The author was from a creole Liman Basque family in Peru.
Cambridge: Cambridge Univ. 1975. Later printing. Paperback. 1975. Later printing. Paperback. Illus. Good. Laminate starting to peel off. Sticker residue on back cover. Unmarked contents.
Madrid: Patronato Nacional del Turismo, 1929. Paperback. 1929, Spanish text, Softcover, 653 pp. Very Good copy: light soil to wraps; unmarked contents. Most of the tabs that divide the sections (hotels, restaurants, etc...) are missing. An old guidebook with prices and recommendations for Spain. Stamp of the Spanish Tourism Information.....
Madrid: Tip. de la "Revista de archivos, bibl. y museos" 1914. Hardcover. Large 8vo, published 1914, quarter marbled leather, cloth boards, very good, boards slightly spotty, 902 (5) pp. including errata, pages slightly tanned. Uncommon.
Madrid: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, 1944. Hardcover. First edition 1944, quarto, quarter marbled morocco, maroon cloth boards, 541 pp, very nice condition.
Madrid: En la Imprentade Don Tomas Alban, 1805. Hardcover. Qinta Edicion, 1805, 4to (21 cm), contemporary flame calf, zxxviii, 402 pp, very good clean copy. The author (1564-1632) was a canon, a poet, economist, humanist, and in this book anyway, a political philosopher.
Madrid: En la Imprenta de D. Leon Amarita, 1833. Hardcover. Published 1833, 2 volumes, small 8vo, original flame calf, gilt spine, darker brown spine labels, a very good set but for a slight bit of foxing to text, lacking marbled flyleaves for vol. 2 both front and rear. 446 /.....
Madrid: Victoriano Suarez, 1929. Hardcover. Quinta Edicion, Segunda Tirada. Tall 8vo, full brown marbled leather, good, light rubbing, contents slightly tanned, pencil underlining to last third of text.
Madrid: Espasa-Calpe, S.A., 1932. Hardcover. 1932 printing, inscribed by author to Philip W. Bonsal, large 8vo, maroon full calf, 99 pp. Very good plus with minor rubbing. Pijoán mainly wrote on art history; Bonsal was a career diplomat who worked for International Telephone and Telegraph in Spain in the 1930s.....
New York: W. W. Norton, 2012. First American edition. Hardcover. 2012, First American edition. 700 pp. Hardcover. Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket. Feels unread.
Madrid: Libreria y Casa Editorial Hernando (S. A.), 1927. Hardcover. Published 1927, inscribed by the editor to Philip Bonsal, a lifelong diplomat from the United States, fluent in Spanish (thanks in good part to Rose himself), who served as ambassador to several Spanish-language countries in South America and Latin America.....
London: Printed for H. Herringman, 1689. Hardcover. Published 1689, 7th edition, corrected, small 8vo, contemporary dark brown calf with more recent spine, title in gilt on spine, ownership stamp of Charles Mish, an important author on 17th century fiction, recent endpapers, page facing title page with 'Licensed March 26, 1667'.....
London: Printed by W. B. for Richard Sare, 1708. Hardcover. Published 1708, 10th edition, corrected, contemporary dark brown calf with double gilt rule to boards, red spine label, very good, neat renewal of spine head and rear joint, front joint slightly cracked, minor wear to binding, old owner's name 'Scarsdale'.....
Mexico: Periodistica Nacional, S. A., 1925-1926. First printing. Hardcover. 6 issues of the publication "Toros y Deportes, El Universal Taurino", dated 1925-1925. Bound together in quarted calf 4to, with brown cloth boards. Near fine with bumping at the upper corner. With five raised spine bands and gilt accents on spine.....
Madrid: Catedra, 1975. Paperback. Second edition, enlarged. 8vo, wraps, very good, inscription on half title from author, when he was teaching at Purdue (nickname Paco). 574 pp.
Bacelona: Fundacion Espanola, 2003. First edition. Paperback. 2003. First edition. Paperback, 8vo. 135pp. with illustrations. Fine. Text in Spanish.
Madrid: M. Rivadeneyra, 1865. Hardcover. Published 1865, 4to (27 cm), fine copy in quarter black morocco and marbled boards, 432 pp, light foxing to some pages, but a splendid copy. Alvaro de Luna lived from ca. 1390 to 1453 and for a while was the central figure in Castillian poitics.....
London: Robert Mac Andrew and Co, 1878. Measures 8.5 by 7 inches, printed recto only. Good. Paper repair and glue staining to top edge, minor ink stains, else clean and unmarked.
London: Robert Mac Andrew and Co, 1878. Measures 8.5 by 7 inches, printed recto only, with corrections in contemporary hand. Good. Paper repair and glue staining to top edge, minor ink stains, else clean and unmarked.
Pittsburgh: University Of Pittsburgh Press, 1970. First edition thus. Hardcover. First edition thus, 1970, hardcover with black cloth boards in dust jacket, octavo, 475pp., no illustrations. Book condition is Very Good +, DJ is Very Good. DJ shows signs of rubbing, some age yellowing and normal wear. Book has yellowing.....
Spain: Cid, 1958. Hardcover. Hardcover. c.1958. Green cloth, gilt titles. 4to. 212pp. Illus. Very Good in Good dustjacket. Light shelfwear, corner of text block lightly bumped. Some wear to dustjacket, rubbing, light chipping, creasing and large tear to rear panel.
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Amberes: Iuan Bautista Verdussen, 1678. Hardcover. Folio (12.5 inches, 32 cm tall), old but probably not original vellum, hand lettered on spine, (18), 34 (6) 398 (Empresa Politica), 2 pp (Sumario); lacking at least one more page of the Sumario at end, with woodcut emblems throughout. Good text, with dampstaining.....
Valencia: Libreria de los SS. Mallen y Sobrinos, 1839. Hardcover. 8vo, flame calf, good, light wear to binding, lacking rear flyleaf, some wear to front flyleaf charming bookplate, text very good and clean, light dampstaining to top margin of last 30pp. 520 pp.
London: Oxford University Press, 1930. Hardcover. 2nd printing. Cloth, no jacket, very good, light wear and rubbing, inscribed to Rhea M. Smith and signed by the author. Important collection of essays including on Unamuno and Baroja.