1816 Spanish Inquisitions 1ed Antonio Puig Unmasked RACK TORTURE Illustrated 2v

1816 Spanish Inquisitions 1^ed Antonio Puig Unmasked RACK TORTURE Illustrated 2v

Antonio Puigblanch, or Puig, was an 18^th-century Spanish historian who is primarily remembered for his book on the Spanish Inquisition, ‘The Inquisition Unmasked’. Puigblanch, in the original preface, describes the defects of the constitution, the corruption, and degenerate practices found within the years of the Inquisition. This work also contains descriptions of the torture schemes used including the torture pulley (strappado), the rack, and live burnings!

Item number: #24220

Price: $750

PUIGBLANCH, Antonio

The Inquisition unmasked: being an historical and philosophical account of that tremendous tribunal, founded on authentic documents

London: printed for Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, …1816. First English edition.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes
  • 1 – lxxxvi, [2], 362, 4
  • 2 – [4], 472, 4
  • 10 engravings
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
• Size: ~8.5in X 5.5in (21.5cm x 14cm)
• Rare and desirable with auction records and price comparisons as high as $2200

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