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1790. BOOK. (HUMANITIES—LITERATURE). MORO, TOMÁS:. THE UTOPIA OF... GRAND CHANCELLOR OF ENGLAND, VICOMTE, AND CITIZEN OF LONDON. Translated from Latin into Spanish by Gerónimo Antonio de Medinilla y Porres. Madrid: Printed by Pantaleon Aznar, 1790. Small 8vo. 12 leaves + 231 pages. Delicate decorative border on the upper margin of the first few leaves. Bound in Spanish cloth, with a label, painted edges, and lightly sanded edges and spines; small loss at the bottom of the spine. It presents an ideal state based on a republic on the new island of Utopia. The book is divided into two parts; the first explains the philosophical, political, and economic issues in contemporary England. In the second part, a character recounts, in the form of a dialogue, his experience on the island of Utopia. Reprint of the 1637 edition. CCPB 69613-7. Palau 300427.