GONZALEZ DE MENDOZA, Juan. Dell' Historia della China, translated by Francesco Avanzo, Venice: Andrea Muschio, 1586, 8°, FIRST ITALIAN EDITION (some staining, particularly to title and preliminaries, early signature and inscription on title deleted, B7 with burn mark), early vellum (upper cover slightly worn). [Adams G868; Palau 105504; Sabin 47828]

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GONZALEZ DE MENDOZA, Juan. Dell' Historia della China, translated by Francesco Avanzo, Venice: Andrea Muschio, 1586, 8°, FIRST ITALIAN EDITION (some staining, particularly to title and preliminaries, early signature and inscription on title deleted, B7 with burn mark), early vellum (upper cover slightly worn). [Adams G868; Palau 105504; Sabin 47828]

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(Juan Gonzalez de Mendoza)
The estimate should read £250 - 350 and not as stated in the catalogue.

拍品专文

The original Spanish edition was published in Rome a year earlier in 1585. The first major survey of China, it ran to some 33 editions between 1585 and 1613, though in fact Mendoza was never himself in China. As sources, he used travel accounts by Augustine and Franciscan Fathers, and also a collection of Chinese works acquired by Martin de Rada in Fukien.