first edition
1771 · Madrid
by Salazar de Mendoza, Pedro
Madrid: Por D. Joachin Ibarra ... se hallarà en las librerias del mismo Ulloa calle de La Concepcion, 1771. First edition, 3 volumes, folio, pp. [4], xxviii, 411, [1]; [4], 443, [1]; xii, 278; engraved portrait of the King, folding numismatic plate of the coins struck during his reign, plus an engraved genealogical tree of the family of Phillip III; woodcut head- and tailpieces and initials; contemporary full Spanish mottled calf bearing the supralibros of the Society of Writers to the Signet on all covers, gilt-decorated spine in 7 compartments, red and green morocco labels in 2; some spotting to the pastedowns of volume III but in all a fine and impressive set. According to the editor's design, this work was to consist of seven volumes, compiled from the best sources, bringing the history down to Charles III, 1759, but volumes IV-VII were never published. The title varies in volume III: Monarquia de España. Historia de la vida y hechos del inclito monarca, amado y santo D. Felipe Tercero. Obra posthuma del maestro Gil Gonzalez Davila ... Publicala don Bartholome Ulloa ... Palau 286874; Lasala 281.
(Inventory #: 48666)