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GONZÁLEZ DE MENDOZA, JUAN. Dell'Historia della China. Italian translation by Francesco Avanzo. [72], 462, [2] pages, including blanks 2†8 and 2F8. 8vo, 153x105 mm, old limp vellum with spine title in ink, worn, lacking ties; contents browned, light dampstaining on opening leaves and occasional stains elsewhere, worming in blank lower inner corners in second half of volume, other marginal wormholes in last few leaves not affecting text, early owner's annotations covering the 2 blanks, and scattered marginalia. Ownership inscription of the Jesuit Colegio de San Ildefonso on title and branded ownership mark (cf. CCMF/BF-6005) on top edges. Venice: Andrea Muschio, 1588
