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[Lewkenor, Lewes ]
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- [Lewkenor, Lewes ]
- The Present State of Spaine. Translated out of French. imprinted at London by P.S. for Richard Serger. 1594
- Ink, paper and cow
4to (6 7/8 x 4 7/8 in.; 175 x 122 mm). Publisher's device, initials woodcut. Extensive manuscript annotations all along the pages. Modern half vellum.
Provenance
acquisition: Maggs
Literature
STC 22996
Catalogue Note
First edition.
Political pamphlets against Spain, six years after the destruction of Philip II of Spain's Invincible Armada in 1588, when tensions between England and Spain were the most violent. It is often attributed to Lewes Lewkenor, known to be the author of The Estate of English Fugitives, a polemic attacking the Spanish and the machinations of Catholic clergy.
Political pamphlets against Spain, six years after the destruction of Philip II of Spain's Invincible Armada in 1588, when tensions between England and Spain were the most violent. It is often attributed to Lewes Lewkenor, known to be the author of The Estate of English Fugitives, a polemic attacking the Spanish and the machinations of Catholic clergy.