First edition. Contemporary full blonde calf binding. Red morocco title label and black morocco volume label. 2 corners slightly bumped. Missing one marbled endpaper in volume I. Otherwise a handsome copy. Chronological history of Spain and Portugal in the form of anecdotes, that is to say short articles. The Anecdotes are skillful compilations, not without critical spirit, and allow one to have at hand in a very practical manner the history of a nation.