Cotejo de la Conducta de S M Con la de el Rey Britanico, Assi.

Relates to Events in the Americas [Anglo-Spanish War]. Cotejo de la Conducta de S.M. Con la de el Rey Britanico, Assi en la Acaecido Antes de la Convencion de 14. de Enero de Este Anno de 1739 Como en lo Obrado Despues, Hasta la Publicacion de Represalias, y Declaracion de Guerra: Con Licencia en Madrid. His Catholick Majesty's Conduct Compared With That of His Britannick Majesty, As Well With Regard, To What Happened Before the Convention of the 14th of January of This Year 1739, As to What Has Been Done Since, Untill the Publication of Reprisals and Declaration of War: Printed by Authority at Madrid by Antonio Marin. London: Printed for T. Cooper, [1739]. 63 pp. Spanish text with English translation on facing leaves. Octavo (8" x 5"). Later quarter morocco over textured paper boards, gilt title to spine. Some rubbing to joints, corners lightly bumped, hinges just starting at ends. Discoloration to free endpapers, light toning to text, somewhat heavier in a few places. Early owner signature (Eyre) to head of title page, interior otherwise clean. $1,250. * Only edition. A legalistic analysis of Spanish claims advanced during the Anglo-Spanish War (1739-1748). Also known as the War of Jenkins' Ear (after the conflict's flashpoint), it related to Great Britain's exclusive right, granted by the Treaty of Utrecht at the end of the War of the Spanish Succession (1713), to ply the slave trade and sell other goods in Spain's American colonies. This war was eventually subsumed into the War of the Austrian Succession (1742-1748). The signature in this copy may be that of Sir James Eyre [1734-1799], the notable judge, later chief justice of the Court of Common Pleas. Sabin, A Dictionary of Books Relating to America 17026.…