Lopez De Ayala, Don Ignacio.

Historia De Gibraltar.

      1782., Madrid. 1782 - Sm 4to. xvi, 387 pp. First edition of one of the earliest histories of Gibraltar, tracing the occupation of this key fortress from the Saracens in the Middle Ages to the British, who were besieged by the Spanish during the publication of this work. Text in Spanish. This is a beautiful copy in original vellum. The folding plate of Gibraltar, showing more than 90 named points of interest, is fresh and clean.