GONZALES DE MENDOZA, Juan (1545-1618). Historia de las cosas más notables, ritos y costumbres del gran reyno de la China. Madrid: Pedro Madrigal, 1586 [but colophon dated 1587]. 2 parts in one volume, 8° (138 x 92mm). Woodcut device on title of second part, three full-page woodcuts. Red morocco by Brugalla, 1958, gilt supralibros, gilt spine-lettering, turn-ins and edges. Provenance: purchased from Pro-Libris, 1957.

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