... Seculares: y del Servicio de Lanzas a que Estan Obligados los Titulos de Castilla, by Jose de Rezabal y Ugarte (Spanish/Chile, 1747–1800), Madrid: En La Officina de Don Benito Cano, 1792, bound in vellum, 12-1/4 x 8-1/4 in.; together with Espectaculo de la Naturaleza o Conversaciones a Cerca de las Particularidades de la Historia Natural ... Parte VII. Tomo XIII., Madrid: En la Oficina de Joachin Ibarra, 1758, bound in vellum, with frontispiece and 13 engravings on laid paper, 7-3/4 x 5-3/4 in.Note: These items descended in the family of Manuel Ortiz de Zevallos y García, a Peruvian lawyer, diplomat, and politician. Manuel Ortiz de Zevallos was married to Josefa de Tagle and Echevarría, the daughter of José Bernardo de Tagle y Portocarrero, the IV Marquis of Torre Tagle and President of Peru from 1823-1824.The Tagle family is one of Spain's prominent aristocratic families, going as far back as the 14th century. The Palace of Torre Tagle (commissioned in 1715 by the 1st Marquis de Torre Tagle, Don José Bernardo de Tagle-Bracho y Pérez de la Riva) is now home to the Peruvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.A series of heraldic works relating to the Ortiz de Zevallos family was sold at Christie's in December 2018. , Provenance: Manuel Ortiz de Zevallos y García (Peru, 1809-1882); By descent in family
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[Tratado del Real..] cover separating at spine but holding, wear and losses to binding, losses and warping to vellum cover, bumped corners, losses to end papers, pest damage, tears, some stains, light toning and foxing; [Espectaculo de la..] cover separating at spine but holding, end papers possibly reglued, some tears and stains, light toning and foxing; other wear consistent with age and use