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SALVÁ, Vicente (1786-1849). A Catalogue of Spanish and Portuguese Books with occasional literary and bibliographical remarks. London: M. Calero, 1826-1829. 2 parts in one volume, 8° (207 x 133mm). (Some spotting, title lightly browned.) Later brown half morocco over marbled boards. Provenance: Sunderland Library, Blenheim Palace (bookplate) -- purchased from Antonio López, 1944.
In his preface, Vicente Salvá calls this 'PROBABLY, THE FIRST CATALOGUE OF A COPIOUS AND SELECT SPANISH LIBRARY EVER PUBLISHED IN ENGLAND' (p.iii). The father of Pedro Salvaá, he grew up in an environment conducive to culture and books, and married the daughter of Diego Mallen, a French bookseller considered the best in Valencia. The arrival of Fernando VII in 1814 forced him out of Spain as the possession of certain books was banned. He went first to live in Rome, and then emigrated to London in 1824, where he formed a stock of classical and Spanish books. The latter were offered for sale at prices ranging from a few shillings to £70-0-0 for Villanueva's Memorias cronologicas de los Condes de Urgel (Seville: 1574).
In his preface, Vicente Salvá calls this 'PROBABLY, THE FIRST CATALOGUE OF A COPIOUS AND SELECT SPANISH LIBRARY EVER PUBLISHED IN ENGLAND' (p.iii). The father of Pedro Salvaá, he grew up in an environment conducive to culture and books, and married the daughter of Diego Mallen, a French bookseller considered the best in Valencia. The arrival of Fernando VII in 1814 forced him out of Spain as the possession of certain books was banned. He went first to live in Rome, and then emigrated to London in 1824, where he formed a stock of classical and Spanish books. The latter were offered for sale at prices ranging from a few shillings to £70-0-0 for Villanueva's Memorias cronologicas de los Condes de Urgel (Seville: 1574).