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Lot 322
Sale 6115 - Books & Manuscripts
Sep 19, 2019
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[Early Printing] Palafox y Mandoza, Juan de Historia de la conquista de la China por el Tartaro
Madrid: Bernardo de Villa-Diego, 1670 (but ca. 1672 or later). Folio. Title-leaf, 409-528, [4]pp.; collation: unsigned title-leaf, Mm-Xx6, plus 2 unsigned leaves (Table). Likely an extract from a 17th century edition of Palafox Y Mendoza's collected works. Old tree sheep, rubbed and occasionally blistered; black morocco spine label. Title-page repaired, scattered spotting and dampstaining, some creasing, a few quires toned, last leaf defective. Old annotations on title-page and caption title, Masonic book-plate on front paste-down, ink control number in gutter of one page, tail peace at foot of leaf Xx(6), caption title at head of p.409: "Historia de las Guerras Civiles de la China...". OCLC 907026169, calling for 409-526 [1]pp.