Paz y Melia, Antonio. Medinaceli, Luis Fernandez de Cordova-Figueroa de la Cerda y Salabert
Series de Los Mas Importantes Documentos Del Archivo Y Biblioteca Del Exmo: Senor Duque de Medinaceli. Elegidos Por Su Encargo Y Publicados a Sus Expensas Por A. Paz Y Melia. I Serie. Historica Anos 860-1814
Madrid, Imprenta alemana, 1915. First edition. Red buckram with gilt title, original wrappers bound in. xxviii, 482 pp. Illus. with 57 color & b/w plates of specimen pages from illuminated and historical manuscripts, bindings, and more. 4to. From the library of Alberto J. Parreño, (with his bookplate). Inscribed to Antonio Restori (1859-1928), Professor of Spanish Literature at the universities of Messina and Genoa by El Duque de Medinaceli, one of the authors. No. 141 out of unknown limitation. Illustrated title page in color and gilt. On cover: Archivo y biblioteca de la Casa de Medinaceli. A second volume was published in 1922 covering Bibliographia. Palau 215824. Parreño 961. A very good or better copy, old repaired tears on first blank, scattered foxing, mostly to endpapers and tissue guards, plates bright, binding fine.

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