This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1838 Excerpt: ...young and inexperienced? " " Who would have thought," replied the other with equal bluntness, " that my old master would have outlived my young one? "S6 uih"'? With all this complaisance, however, the king fm-did not neglect precautions for placing his authority on a sure basis, and fencing it round so as to screen it ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1838 Excerpt: ...young and inexperienced? " " Who would have thought," replied the other with equal bluntness, " that my old master would have outlived my young one? "S6 uih"'? With all this complaisance, however, the king fm-did not neglect precautions for placing his authority on a sure basis, and fencing it round so as to screen it effectually from the insults, to which it had been formerly exposed. He retained in pay most of the old Italian levies, with the ostensible purpose of an African expedition. He took good care that the military orders should hold their troops in constant readiness, and that the militia of the kingdom should be in condition for instant service. He formed a body-guard to attend the royal person on all occasions. It consisted at first of only two hundred men, armed and drilled after the fashion of the Swiss ordonnance, and placed under the command of his chronicler, Ayora, an experienced martinet, who made some figure at the defence of Chapter treaty of Blois, with Maximilian, Giovio, Vita Illust. Virorom, guarantied by Louis XII., the ob-p. 282.--Chr6nica del Gran Capject of which was to secure the sue-itan, lib. 3, cap. 4. cession to the archduke Charles. Zurita, Anales, lib. 8, cap. 47. Salsas. This institution probably was immediate ly suggested by the garde du corps of Louis the Twelfth, at Savona, which, altogether on a more formidable scale indeed, had excited his admiration by the magnificence of its appointments and its thorough discipline.S7 Notwithstanding the king's general popularity, there were still a few considerable persons, who regarded his resumption of authority with an evil eye. Of these, Don Juan Manuel had fled the kingdom before his approach, and taken refuge at the court of Maximilian, where t...
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Near Fine in Not Issued jacket. 4to-over 9æ"-12" tall. Small quarto hardcover, quarter bound in publisher's green cloth over dark yellow boards with an illustration of Isabella on the front cover and Ferdinand on the rear, red panel on spine lettered in gold. 294 pages. Illustrated with color drawings by Lima de Freitas and color map end-papers. Edited by C. Harvey Gardiner. Sandglass from the Heritage Club laid-in. First edition thus. No previous ownership marks. A clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy. Slipcase shows minor rubbed mark and minimal age toning. A near fine copy in a very good slipcase.
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Lima de Freitas. Fine in Very Good jacket. Book Small quarto, hardcover, Fine in good yellow slipcase. Olive green cloth spine and illustrated boards, illustrated in color by Lima De Freitas, color end-paper maps. Special Edition. Over 150 years since its appearance, still the most readable and authorative history of Spain during the reign of Ferdinand & Isabella, the Catholic (15th c.). Accompanied by wonderful color illustrations of Lima de Freitas. A reprint of the Limited Editions Club publication. As appealing but at a more afforable price.
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Good+ Volume I only. Library rebound blue hardcover. Library sticker and stamp inside covers. Otherwise pages are clean and unmarked, slight warping to pages. Tight binding.; Vol. 1; 411 pages.
