[Rarebooks] FS: 1778 Elegies for Victims of the Zaragoza Theater Fire

[Joslin Hall Rare Books]

"Llanto de Zaragoza. Elegias, al Incendio de el Coliseo de esta Cuidad 
en 12. de Noviembre de 1778. por Don Joseph Iglesias de la Casa: quien 
io dedica al Senor D. Diego Ordonez…"

Printed in Salamanca in 1779.

Elegies for the victims of a terrible fire that destroyed the theater in 
Zaragoza on November 12, 1778 during a performance of ‘The Real Jura 
Artaxerjes’ by a company of Italian comedians who were touring Spain. 
The fire is said to have killed 400 people. Uncommon, OCLC locates 3 
copies. Newer plain paper covers. 5.5”x7.5”, 24 pages. Minor soil and 
some toning. $350

The title page-
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