1580 1626 scott thomas (7 risultati)

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: New. Print on Demand pp. 54.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. 4to. pp. 3 p.l., 31. lacking A1 (blank or portrait?). modern wrs. (title lightly embrowned). Originally published in 1620 under the title 'Vox Populi'', this tract claimed to give an account of Count Gondomar's reception in Madrid in 1618 after settling preliminaries for the marriage of Prince Charles with the Infanta of Spain. "The ambassador is there made to explain his schemes for bringing England into subjection to Spain, to describe with evident satisfaction the crowds which went to assist at mass in his chapel in London, and to recount how he had won over the leading courtiers by his bribes. The whole story was an impudent fabrication, but at the time it was widely received." (DNB) The work includes references to the West Indies, Virginia, Bermuda, and Sir Walter Raleigh. Wing S2083. Sabin 78362 (calling for portrait). cfAlden 620/145.…

Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. Notwithstanding the title, an anti-Spanish, and anti-Catholic, political tract by a controversial minister who was suspicious of the proposed marriage of Charles I, then a prince, with a Hapsburg Spanish Infanta, a union which after long delays, never came to pass, but whose heated opposition led to the author's temporary exile from England to the Netherlands. 8vo. 19 by 15 cm. Title leaf, [10], 99, [1] pp. The contemporary vellum is heavily soiled, gritty, and blistered -- these rather modest in depth and size. Title page heavily age toned and stained, after which, the leaves show moderate wear but are generally clean.…