APOLOGIA REGULAR. ESCRITA POR F.F.S.
Solchaga, Francisco de:
Havana: Imprenta de D. Antonio J. Valdes, 1812. [2],26pp. Small quarto. Modern marbled paper over paste-paper boards. Titlepage slightly soiled and foxed, with old tape repair over tear (affecting a few words on verso of titlepage). Author's name written in a later hand in ink. Remainder of text clean, with a few instances of light foxing and soiling, a few minor paper repairs. A very good copy. An extremely rare early 19th-century Havana imprint defending the Roman Catholic Church and the Spanish state against Napoleon and the ill effects of the French invasion of Spain during the Peninsular War. Solchaga, a Spanish Capuchin priest, wrote several works between 1809 and 1820 concerning religion, politics, and the state. According to Palau, all were printed in Spain except for the APOLOGIA REGULAR. Due to a combination of climate and often poor paper quality, colonial-era Cuban imprints are rare. No copies are recorded on OCLC or RLIN. PALAU 317217.
(Item ID: WRCAM38487) $3,000.00