Letters from England by Don Manuel Alvarez Espriella. Translated from the Spanish. In two volumes. Third American edition. Vol. I, Vol. II. [complete]
Philadelphia / Richmond VA: Published by Benjamin Warner, William Greer, Printer. 1818. 331, 298p., duodecimo 5.5x3.5 inch polished calf boards in matching design, edgeworn, foxed, all hinges and joints are cracked, spine panels chipped, no legible titling, and v.I has cracked-through readers' creases to spine panel (though textblocks are sound). Within find mild foxing and scattered blotches and flecks; sufficient reading copies of the set. Southey makes remarks about his fellow Englishmen (mere fox-hunters, overly fashion-conscious, etc) that are more safely said by a Spaniard, hence the noma de pluma.
Cat.No: 177614
Price: $25.00