Skip to main content

The Ticknor Library of Spanish and Portuguese Literature

The Ticknor Library of Spanish and Portuguese literature is a 10,000-volume collection that covers many aspects of Spanish, Portuguese, and Latin American literature and history, including books on art, science, law, and theology. As a collection, the Ticknor Collection is remarkable for its completeness in all that pertains to Spanish literature and belles lettres. Many of these volumes are first editions and handwritten manuscripts that are exceedingly rare. The materials are primarily in Span...



rss RSS

504
RESULTS


Show sorted alphabetically

Show sorted alphabetically

SHOW DETAILS
up-solid down-solid
eye
Title
Date Published
Creator
The Ticknor Library of Spanish and Portuguese Literature
by Pinto, Fernao Mendes, -1583; Mousinho, Manuel de Abreu. Breve discurso, em que se conta a conquista do reino de Pegu na India oriental; Tenreiro, Antonio. Itenerario; Ticknor, George, 1791-1871, former owner
texts

eye 1,966

favorite 4

comment 0

Title page in red and black with a vignette (printer's device); head- and tailpieces; initials
Topic: Voyages and travels
Added title page in Spanish
Topics: Spanish language, English language
The Ticknor Library of Spanish and Portuguese Literature
by Beawes, Wyndham; Faulder, Robert, 1747 or 1748-1815, bookseller; Jeffrey, Edward. active 1793, bookseller; Law, B. (Bedwell), -1798, bookseller; Sewell, John, 1733 or 1734-1802, bookseller
texts

eye 337

favorite 0

comment 0

Caption title and running title: Dissertations on Spain and Portugal
The Ticknor Library of Spanish and Portuguese Literature
by Gongora y Argote, Luis de, 1561-1627
texts

eye 267

favorite 0

comment 0

3 volumes ; 21 cm (4to)
1 volume ; 16 cm
xii, [2], 394, [2] p. ; 18 cm
Topics: John, of Austria, 1547-1578, Netherlands -- History -- Eighty Years' War, 1568-1648 -- Sources,...
300 leaves ; 14 cm (12mo)
Topics: Vega, Garcilaso de la, 1503-1536, Ulloa, Alonso de, fl. 1553
[24], 426, [2] p. ; 20 cm (4to)
Topic: Christian poetry, Spanish
The Ticknor Library of Spanish and Portuguese Literature
by Schottus, Andreas, 1552-1629; Pistorius, Johann, 1546-1608; Schottus, Franciscus, 1548-1622; Karl Theodor, Elector Palatine and Elector of Bavaria, 1724-1799, former owner; Ernest, Count of Hesse-Cassel, 1623-1693, former owner; Biblioteca Palatina (Heidelberg, Germany), former owner
texts

eye 1,320

favorite 0

comment 0

Title varies; v. 3. Hispaniae illvstratæ; sev. Rervm in Hispania et præsertim in Aragonia gestarum scriptores varii. In Germania nunquam hactenus excusi. Ex bibliotheca reverendissimi domini Ioannis Pistorii ... Additæ regiarum Aragoniæ & aliarum Hispaniæ familiarum tabulæ genealogicæ, subinctus sub finem index copiosissimus. 1906. v. 4: Hispaniæ illustratae; sev, Vrbivm rervmqve hispanicarvm, academiarvm, bibliothecarvm, clarorvm deniqve in omni disciplinarvm genere scriptorum...
The Ticknor Library of Spanish and Portuguese Literature
by Schottus, Andreas, 1552-1629; Pistorius, Johann, 1546-1608; Schottus, Franciscus, 1548-1622; Karl Theodor, Elector Palatine and Elector of Bavaria, 1724-1799, former owner; Ernest, Count of Hesse-Cassel, 1623-1693, former owner; Biblioteca Palatina (Heidelberg, Germany), former owner
texts

eye 1,107

favorite 0

comment 0

Title varies; v. 3. Hispaniae illvstratæ; sev. Rervm in Hispania et præsertim in Aragonia gestarum scriptores varii. In Germania nunquam hactenus excusi. Ex bibliotheca reverendissimi domini Ioannis Pistorii ... Additæ regiarum Aragoniæ & aliarum Hispaniæ familiarum tabulæ genealogicæ, subinctus sub finem index copiosissimus. 1906. v. 4: Hispaniæ illustratae; sev, Vrbivm rervmqve hispanicarvm, academiarvm, bibliothecarvm, clarorvm deniqve in omni disciplinarvm genere scriptorum...
Pedro del Corral, supposed author
Topics: Roderick, King of the Visigoths, d. 711?, Visigoths
The Ticknor Library of Spanish and Portuguese Literature
by Jauregui y Aguilar, Juan Martinez de.; Jauregui y Aguilar, Juan Martinez de
texts

eye 30

favorite 0

comment 0

16 preliminary leaves, 307 pages, 6 leaves ; 21 cm (4to)
Topics: Spanish poetry, Italian drama
The Ticknor Library of Spanish and Portuguese Literature
by Ticknor, George, 1791-1871, former owner. BRL
texts

eye 5,420

favorite 1

comment 0

Editors: v. 1-5, M.F. Navarrete, M. Salvá and P.S. de Baranda.--v. 6-22, M. Salvá and P.S. Baranda.--v. 23, M. Salvá.--v. 24-31, the Marquis of Pidal and M. Salvá.--v. 32-47, the Marquis of Pidal, the Marquis of Miraflores and M. Salvá.--v. 48-56, the Marquis of Miraflores and M. Salvá.--v. 57-59, M. Salvá and the Marquis of La Fuensanta del Valle.--v. 60-67, the Marquis of La Fuensanta del Valle and J.S. Rayon.--v. 68-102, the Marquis of La Fuensanta del Valle, J.S. Rayon and F. de...
The Ticknor Library of Spanish and Portuguese Literature
by Balaguer, Victor, 1824-1901
texts

eye 148

favorite 0

comment 0

2 volumes : 22 cm
Topic: Catalan poetry
The Ticknor Library of Spanish and Portuguese Literature
by Jerome, Saint, d. 419 or 20; Ayala, Juan de, printer; Ticknor, George 1791-1871, former owner
texts

eye 2,738

favorite 1

comment 0

Place of publication and publisher from colophon
Topics: Saints, Hermits
Source: bplill
The Ticknor Library of Spanish and Portuguese Literature
by Moreto y Cabaña, Agustín; Calderón de la Barca, Pedro., attributed name
texts

eye 562

favorite 0

comment 0

At head of title: "no.30"; "Comedia famosa,"
The Ticknor Library of Spanish and Portuguese Literature
by Casa-Cagigal, Jose Marques de
texts

eye 79

favorite 0

comment 0

xxxiv, 244, [1] pages ; 16 cm
2 v. ; 21 cm (8vo)
The Ticknor Library of Spanish and Portuguese Literature
by Montesinos, Fernando, active 17th century
texts

eye 710

favorite 1

comment 0

xxxii pages, 1 leaf, 259 pages, 1 leaf ; 18 cm
Topics: Incas, Indians of South America -- Peru
The Ticknor Library of Spanish and Portuguese Literature
by Alfonso X, King of Castile and Leon, 1221-1284
texts

eye 630

favorite 0

comment 0

[2], 266, 101 [1] 193- 347 [i.e. 577] leaves 28 cm (fol.)
Topic: Spain -- History
12 preliminary leaves, 225 numbered leaves, 6 unnumbered pages ; 15 cm
The Ticknor Library of Spanish and Portuguese Literature
by Gongora y Argote, Luis de, 1561-1627
texts

eye 131

favorite 3

comment 0

3 volumes ; 21 cm (4to)
Headpieces; tailpieces
Topic: Spanish literature
The Ticknor Library of Spanish and Portuguese Literature
by Barahona de Soto, Luis, 1548?-1595.; Barahona de Soto, Luis, 1548?-1595
texts

eye 47

favorite 0

comment 0

[3], 251 leaves 20 cm
The Ticknor Library of Spanish and Portuguese Literature
by Evia, Jacinto de, active 1657-1675, author.; Evia, Jacinto de, active 1657-1675, author
texts

eye 42

favorite 0

comment 0

[18], 198, 197-406, [2] pages : 20 cm (4to)
The Ticknor Library of Spanish and Portuguese Literature
by Vega, Lope de, 1562-1635; Ticknor, George, 1791-1871, former owner; Ticknor, Anna Eliot, 1823-1896, former owner.
texts

eye 1,764

favorite 1

comment 0

Autographed manuscript playtext of El Castigo sin Venganza (Punishment without Vengeance) in the hand of Lope de Vega. Authorial corrections, interlineations, and emendations throughout. License, signed by Pedro de Vargas Machuca and dated May 9, 1632, on leaf 3₁₉ recto. First printed in 1634.
Topic: Spanish drama -- Classical period, 1500-1700
The Ticknor Library of Spanish and Portuguese Literature
by Bermudez de Castro, Salvador, 1817-1883
texts

eye 30

favorite 0

comment 0

381, 1 p. ; 20 cm
ix, 27 pages ; 21 cm
The Ticknor Library of Spanish and Portuguese Literature
by Spain. Cortes (1810-1813); Ferdinand VII, King of Spain, 1784-1833; Arazoza y Soler, active 1812-1813, printer
texts

eye 42

favorite 0

comment 0

Caption title
Topics: Spain. Cortes (1810-1813), Regency
The Ticknor Library of Spanish and Portuguese Literature
by Melendez Valdes, Juan, 1754-1817
texts

eye 72

favorite 0

comment 0

3 volumes ; 14 cm
The Ticknor Library of Spanish and Portuguese Literature
by Schottus, Andreas, 1552-1629; Pistorius, Johann, 1546-1608; Schottus, Franciscus, 1548-1622; Karl Theodor, Elector Palatine and Elector of Bavaria, 1724-1799, former owner; Ernest, Count of Hesse-Cassel, 1623-1693, former owner; Biblioteca Palatina (Heidelberg, Germany), former owner
texts

eye 1,281

favorite 0

comment 0

Title varies; v. 3. Hispaniae illvstratæ; sev. Rervm in Hispania et præsertim in Aragonia gestarum scriptores varii. In Germania nunquam hactenus excusi. Ex bibliotheca reverendissimi domini Ioannis Pistorii ... Additæ regiarum Aragoniæ & aliarum Hispaniæ familiarum tabulæ genealogicæ, subinctus sub finem index copiosissimus. 1906. v. 4: Hispaniæ illustratae; sev, Vrbivm rervmqve hispanicarvm, academiarvm, bibliothecarvm, clarorvm deniqve in omni disciplinarvm genere scriptorum...
Title page in decorative border
Topic: Catholic Church
Headpieces; tailpieces
Topic: Spanish literature
Headpieces; tailpieces
Topic: Spanish literature
[24], 484, [34] pages ; 20 cm
Topics: Benedict, Saint, Abbot of Monte Cassino, Benedict, Saint, Abbot of Monte Cassino -- Poetry,...
The Ticknor Library of Spanish and Portuguese Literature
by Ovejas, Ildefonso de
texts

eye 134

favorite 0

comment 0

p. ; cm
Topic: Zorrilla y Moral, Jose
The Ticknor Library of Spanish and Portuguese Literature
by Moreto y Cabaña, Agustín; Calderón de la Barca, Pedro., attributed name
texts

eye 534

favorite 0

comment 0

At head of title: "no.30"; "Comedia famosa,"
The Ticknor Library of Spanish and Portuguese Literature
by Juana Ines de la Cruz, Sister, 1651-1695
texts

eye 226

favorite 0

comment 0

3 volumes ; 21 cm
Topic: Women authors, Mexican -- 17th century
The Ticknor Library of Spanish and Portuguese Literature
by Rueda, Lope de, -1565
texts

eye 49

favorite 0

comment 0

2 volumes : 18 cm
Topic: Drama
2 v. ([52], 504 p., [1] leaf of plates; [4], 512, [1] p.) : 26 cm
Topic: Iriarte y Cisneros, Juan de, 1702-1771
The Ticknor Library of Spanish and Portuguese Literature
by Espinosa, Alonso de; Ticknor, George, 1791-1871, former owner; Riva y Herrera, Juan Miguel de la, former owner; León, Juan de, fl. 1585-1617, publisher; Mejía, Fernando, bookseller
texts

eye 1,157

favorite 0

comment 0

Signatures: A-Z8, Aa-Bb8
Source: bplill
The Ticknor Library of Spanish and Portuguese Literature
by Iturrondo, Francisco, 1800-1868
texts

eye 43

favorite 0

comment 0

2 preliminary leaves, 255, [2] pages, 2 leaves ; 16 cm
Topic: Cuban poetry
The Ticknor Library of Spanish and Portuguese Literature
by Saavedra Fajardo, Diego de, 1584-1648; Porres, Francisco Ignacio de; Ticknor, George, 1791-1871. fmo; Iriarte, Tomás de, 1750-1791. fmo; Rich, O. (Obadiah), 1777-1850. fmo
texts

eye 1,227

favorite 0

comment 0

"Prologo al letor" (prelim. p. [13]-[60]) by Francisco Ignacio de Porres
Topics: Literature, Authors
Source: sc
The Ticknor Library of Spanish and Portuguese Literature
by Sayas Rabanera y Ortubia, Francisco Diego de, 1680
texts

eye 552

favorite 1

comment 0

[36], 840, [60] p. ; 30 cm (fol.)
Topics: Aragon (Spain) -- History, Spain -- History -- Charles I, 1516-1556
The Ticknor Library of Spanish and Portuguese Literature
by Rufo Gutierrez, Juan, active 1584
texts

eye 215

favorite 0

comment 0

447 leaves ; 15 cm
The Ticknor Library of Spanish and Portuguese Literature
by Guzman, Francisco de, active 16th century
texts

eye 43

favorite 1

comment 0

195 leaves : cm (8vo)
The Ticknor Library of Spanish and Portuguese Literature
by Casas, Bartolome de las, 1484-1566
texts

eye 181

favorite 4

comment 0

iix, [1], 290 pages ; 17 cm
Topics: Indians of South America -- Peru, Peru -- Antiquities
[4], 183, [1] p. ; 29 cm (fol.)
Topics: Olias y Mortara, Francisco de Orozco, marques de, Catalonia (Spain) -- History, Spain -- History,...
[12], 354, [2] leaves ; 14 cm
Topic: Joseph, Saint
The Ticknor Library of Spanish and Portuguese Literature
texts

eye 206

favorite 0

comment 0

3 volumes ; 21 cm (4to)
The Ticknor Library of Spanish and Portuguese Literature
texts

eye 600

favorite 0

comment 0

3 volumes ; 21 cm (4to)
387 leaves ; 15 cm
Headpieces; tailpieces
Topic: Spanish literature
The Ticknor Library of Spanish and Portuguese Literature
by Silveira, Miguel da, ca. 1576-1636?
texts

eye 53

favorite 1

comment 0

[12], 622 [i.e. 628] p. : 21 cm (4to)
Topic: Judas, Maccabeus, d. 161 B.C. -- Poetry
The Ticknor Library of Spanish and Portuguese Literature
by Quevedo, Francisco de, 1580-1645
texts

eye 91

favorite 0

comment 0

[8], 502, 17 paginas : 20 cm
The Ticknor Library of Spanish and Portuguese Literature
by Leonardo de Argensola, Bartolome, 1562-1631
texts

eye 849

favorite 0

comment 0

[10], 407 (i.e. 411), [1] p. ; 30 cm (fol.)
Topics: Maluku (Indonesia) -- History -- 17th century, Philippines -- History -- 17th century, East Indies...
3 v. ; 29 cm (fol.)
Topics: Physical geography -- Portugal, Portugal -- Description and travel
The Ticknor Library of Spanish and Portuguese Literature
by Sandoval, Prudencio de, ca. 1560-1620; Parker, Theodore, 1810-1860, former owner; Ticknor, George, 1791-1871, former owner
texts

eye 3,170

favorite 1

comment 0

Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) volumes: vol. 1 has both an engraved title-page and a printed one; vol. 2 has only an engraved title-page; 4260.12 belonged to Theodore Parker; D.121.7 ex libris (bookplate) George Ticknor
Topic: Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, 1500-1558
The Ticknor Library of Spanish and Portuguese Literature
by Ticknor, George, 1791-1871, former owner; Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, 1500-1558; Jerome, Saint, d. 419 or 20
texts

eye 2,011

favorite 1

comment 0

Publication information from colophon
Topic: Saints
Source: bplill
[32], 372, [4] p. ; 30 cm (fol.)
Topics: Sancho III, King of Castile, approximately 1133-1158, Alfonso VIII, King of Castile, 1155-1214,...
3 v. ; 29 cm (fol.)
Topics: Physical geography -- Portugal, Portugal -- Description and travel
256 p. : (4to)
Topic: Jesus Christ -- Passion
The Ticknor Library of Spanish and Portuguese Literature
by Calderón de la Barca, Pedro, 1600-1681
texts

eye 443

favorite 0

comment 0

George Ticknor
Topic: Drama
The Ticknor Library of Spanish and Portuguese Literature
by Salduena, Alonso de Solis Folch de Cardona Rodriguez de las Varillas, conde de, fl. 1754
texts

eye 21

favorite 0

comment 0

352 p. ; 22 cm
Topic: Pelayo, King of Asturias, d. 737 -- Poetry
391 p. ; 13 cm
Topic: Guerra, La, de Africa
The Ticknor Library of Spanish and Portuguese Literature
by Remirez de la Trapera, Albanio, fl. 1612
texts

eye 71

favorite 0

comment 0

[8], 199 leaves ; 15 cm
The Ticknor Library of Spanish and Portuguese Literature
by Moreto, Agustín, 1618-1669
texts

eye 561

favorite 0

comment 0

Caption title
Topic: Spanish drama (Comedy)
The Ticknor Library of Spanish and Portuguese Literature
by Ortiz Gallardo de Villarroel, Isidoro Francisco.; Ortiz Gallardo de Villarroel, Isidoro Francisco
texts

eye 32

favorite 0

comment 0

64 p. ; 21 cm
Topic: Spanish poetry
The Ticknor Library of Spanish and Portuguese Literature
by Serrano, Gaspar Bono, 1806-1879
texts

eye 106

favorite 0

comment 0

xv, 477 p. ; 23 cm
The Ticknor Library of Spanish and Portuguese Literature
by Juana Ines de la Cruz, Sister, 1651-1695
texts

eye 47

favorite 1

comment 0

3 volumes ; 25 cm
The Ticknor Library of Spanish and Portuguese Literature
by Keller, Adelbert von
texts

eye 46

favorite 0

comment 0

382 pages ; 19 cm
Topic: Cid, approximately 1043-1099 -- Romances
Headpieces; tailpieces
Topic: Spanish literature
civ, 326 pages ; 15 cm (8vo)
The Ticknor Library of Spanish and Portuguese Literature
by Storck, Wilhelm, 1829-1905, compiler
texts

eye 88

favorite 0

comment 0

viii, 73 pages ; 15 cm
[14] leaves : 22 cm
Topic: Poets, Spanish