Original Cloth. 8vo. XX, 583, [1] pages. 22 cm. Full title: “The history of the inquisition of Spain, from the time of its establishment to the reign of Ferdinand VII. Composed from the original documents of the Archives of the Supreme council, and from those of subordinate tribunals of the Holy office. Abridged and translated from the original works of D. Juan Antonio Llorente. ” History of the Inquisition, utilizing source documents from the Inquisition's offices themselves, while the author helped in the suppression of the Catholic Church in revolutionary Spain. Juan Antonio Llorente (1765-1823) was a Spanish Priest and Historian, he joined the Napoleonic forces in Spain in 1808, assisting in the work of suppressing the monastic orders, while assiduously collecting the documentation and primary sources which went into this volume, which he published in France in 1817, shortly thereafter translated into English, Dutch, Italian, and German. Subjects: Inquisition - Spain. Inquisition. Hinges loose; pages foxed, light soiling and edgewear to cloth, otherwise clean and fresh. Good condition. (SEF-52-9)