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Lot 331
Spain.- [Luna (Miguel de)] The History of the Conquest of Spain by the Moors. Together with the Life of the Most Illustrious Monarch Almanzor, first edition in English, 1687.
Hammer Price: £500
Description
Spain.- [Luna (Miguel de)] The History of the Conquest of Spain by the Moors. Together with the Life of the Most Illustrious Monarch Almanzor, first edition in English, marginal foxing, occasional marginal damp-staining, some marking and ink ownership inscription to title, contemporary panelled calf, sympathetically rebacked, corners bumped, [Palau 144080; Wing L3484A], F. Leach for S. H., to be sold by T. Fox, 1687.
⁂ First complete edition in English of this chronicle of the conquest of Spain, purportedly taken from an Arabic manuscript but in fact composed by Philip II's interpreter, Miguel de Luna.
Provenance: Fra. Polson Lincolns Inn (ink inscription).
Description
Spain.- [Luna (Miguel de)] The History of the Conquest of Spain by the Moors. Together with the Life of the Most Illustrious Monarch Almanzor, first edition in English, marginal foxing, occasional marginal damp-staining, some marking and ink ownership inscription to title, contemporary panelled calf, sympathetically rebacked, corners bumped, [Palau 144080; Wing L3484A], F. Leach for S. H., to be sold by T. Fox, 1687.
⁂ First complete edition in English of this chronicle of the conquest of Spain, purportedly taken from an Arabic manuscript but in fact composed by Philip II's interpreter, Miguel de Luna.
Provenance: Fra. Polson Lincolns Inn (ink inscription).
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