Enriquez de Rivera, Fadrique
Second edition, extremely rare, of the account of the pilgrimage to the Holy Land in 1518 by the Marquis of Tarifa accompanied by Juan del Encina, one of the earliest Spanish accounts of a voyage to Middle East, and one of the rarest accounts of a Holy Land pilgrimage, an interesting addition to the corpus of better-known accounts of voyages of the Holy Land. The narrative details the journey through the south of Europe and the Middle East on the way to Jerusalem. During the trip, the Marquis contacted local noblemen, merchants, and acquired books for his library, including works by Boccaccio and Marco Polo. The book is extraordinarily rare, as is the first edition printed in 1580 in Lisbon, of which no copy is located in OCLC.
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4to, (184 x 125 mm). Engraved frontispiece, 237 ff. Eighteenth century Spanish calf, spine flat, finely tooled in gilt, red lettering piece, only lightly worn. Upper margin of engraved title somewhat cropped, scattered foxing and spotting, else very good condition.
The journey of Marquis of Tarifa, who was Captain of the Armies of the Catholic Kings, occurred from the 24th of November 1518 until the 20th of October 1520, when he returned to Seville; he was accompanied by 9 men to help him, and a Chaplain.
From ff.187 the work contains in verse the account of the voyage by Juan del Encina.
Rare: we are unable to trace any copies in the United States, locate copies at the British Library, and five additional copies in Spain. Of the first edition we are unable to trace any copies in OCLC.
Palau, 79857; Salvá, note to 571, never owned it; Escudero, TipografĂa Hispalense, 908; Ternaux-Compans, 938.
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