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Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada: From the MSS. of Fray Antonio Agapida (Author's Revised Edition)

Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada: From the MSS. of Fray Antonio Agapida (Author's Revised Edition)

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Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada: From the MSS. of Fray Antonio Agapida (Author's Revised Edition)

by Washington Irving

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Philadelphia, PA: David McKay, Publisher, 1894 David McKay, Publisher, Philadelphia, PA. 1894 (?) Not Dated. Hardcover. Edition/Printing not stated. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good; light wear to head, tail, tips, and board bottom edges. No DJ. Blue cloth boards and spine with gilt lettering and decorations on the spine and front board. Gilt edged textblock top. Gilt and white endpapers. Clean internals. Interior hinges are sound and not split. 17 B&W illustrations- all present with named tissue guards. 528 pp 8vo. This is a book of historical fiction by Irving about the wars in the late 1400s where the Spanish King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella went to war against the Moors who held the Province of Grenada, evicted them, and united all of Spain from its initial conquest by the Moors in the 1200s. Fray Antonio Agapida is an name that was created to tie together all the factual reports that were recorded from many locations about the 10 year war of the Catholic Church against the Moors. A clean very presentable copy.

Synopsis

Although the following Chronicle bears the name of the venerable Fray Antonio Agapida, it is rather a superstructure reared upon the fragments which remain of his work. It may be asked, Who is this same Agapida, who is cited with such deference, yet whose name is not to be found in any of the catalogues of Spanish authors? The question is hard to answer. He appears to have been one of the many indefatigable authors of Spain who have filled the libraries of convents and cathedrals with their tomes, without ever dreaming of bringing their labors to the press.

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Title
Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada: From the MSS. of Fray Antonio Agapida (Author's Revised Edition)
Author
Washington Irving
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
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Quantity Available
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Edition
Revised Edition
Publisher
David McKay, Publisher
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, PA
Date Published
1894
Size
8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
Weight
0.00 lbs
Keywords
Spain, Moorish Spain, Catholic Church, King Ferdinand, Queen Isabella, Emirate of Granada, Conquest of Granada, Jesuits, Arabian Spain,
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