The History Of The Discovery and Conquest of the Canary Islands: Translated from a Spanish Manuscript, Lately Found in the Island of Palma. With an Enquiry into the Origin of the Ancient inhabitants. To which is added, a Description of the Canary Islands, Including the Modern History of the Inhabitants, and an Account of Their Manners, Customs, Trade

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Viii pp + 368 pages with 5 maps, 2 folding one hand coloured (not alled for in other copies bound in as frontispiece. Some pages foxed inc a group at 232-249, most of the work is very lightly foxed in places, some pencil marginalia and notes correcting textual content. rebound in an almost three-quarter calf, 6 raised bands and marbled boards, morocco label, armorial bookplate of J. Ratcliffe Edisbury of Wrexham on FFEP, and a presentation inscription on first blank before title, Wallace Cragg to the aforementioned Mr Edisbury and dated 1905. Wide margins pages uncut, a very nice copy all tight in this fairly new rebind. Quarto. 1764. *NOTE: The history is in two parts beginning in the 14th century and earlier c1326-28, with a description of the original inhabitants and how the Spanish allowed them a peaceful existence and a wry comment made on the change in the Spaniards when they discovered the inhabitants of South America, long details on the (now resort) of Lanzarote or as spelled here Lancarota, he also mentions the atrocities of the British and French in the West Indies, so no-one gets a reprieve or pass card. From page 180 the work deals with the (then) modern Canary islanders. The author was later killed when returning home following a mutiny. Note on the Bookplate** The Ratcliffe family have a long, long history with the town or Wrexham and had businesses in the town, were auctioneers and landowners and lived at Bersham Hall. This man was probably the scientific chemist who wrote on fish oils and their biology in the 1910's-30's. Rare. Ref; Sabin 79. N° de ref. del artículo A583

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