The History of the Reign of Philip the Third, King of Spain by Robert Watson (Creator) - 2012-08-01

Forgotten Books, 2018-12-15. Paperback. New. 1.5482 in x 22.8934 in x 15.1777 in.

New.

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Dublin: Price, Et Al. Poor. 1783. Ex-library. Hardcover. Ex-library copy. Library name impressed on each cover, ink stamped on title page and at least one other page. Spine is split its entire length so that the pages are in two sections. Rear cover and rear blanks are detached but present. Front hinges are split, front cover attached by binding thread only. Leather covers have general wear. Pages are crisp and clean. ; 525 + index pages .

London: for G. Robinson, &c., 1783, 1783. FIRST EDITION. 1 vol., 4to., 11-1/2" x 9", complete including the index, occasional foxing. Bound in full contemporary speckled calf over cords, elaborate gilt decorated spine, gilt lettered brown morocco spine label, hinges cracked but covers firmly attached, head of spine rubbed with some slight loss, overall a VERY GOOD COPY in an un-restored contemporary binding.

Dublin: Price, et al., 1783. FIRST EDITION. Contemporary calf, rebacked; an excellent copy with the bookplate of the Franciscan Capuchin Library, Church Street, Dublin, on the paste-down. First Dublin edition, printed the same year as the first London edition. Divided into six books, the first deals with the life of Philip, with the remainder describing the various wars and the political state of Spain, its allies and enemies, during Philip's reign, from 1598-1621. A significant focus of the history recounts Spain's internal politics, including the expulsion of the Moriscos. A detailed and fascinating chronological work encompassing both the rise of the Spanish empire as well as the decline of its economy, all thoroughly tied to the nature and outlook of Philip and his counselors.Watson (1730-1781) was a philosopher and church minister; the book was completed after Watson's death by William Thomson (1746-1817), a disgraced Scottish minister and librarian to the eighth earl of Kinnoull.