de S. Auguftin, y peniten-/ciatio Appoftolico a quien la Mageftad Catholica embio con fu real/ carta y otras cofas para el Rey de aquel Reyno el año. 1580./ Al Illvstrissimo S. Fernando/ de Vega y Fonfeca del confejo de fu Mageftad y fu/ prefidente en el Real delas Indias./ Čon vn Itinerario del nueuo Mundo./ Con Priuilegio y Licencia de fu Sanctidad./ En Roma, a cofta de Bartholome Graffi. 1585/ en la Stampa de Vincentio Accolti./ 16 prel. leaves, the 16th blank; and 440 pp. Vellum. 8vo. (15s. 1893) MENDOCA (JUAN GONÇALES DE). Dell' Historia/ della China,/ Defcritta nella lingua Spagnuola, dal P. Maeftro Giouanni Gonzalez dí Mendozza,/ dell' Ord. di S. A goftino./ Et tradotta nell' Italiana, dal Magn. M. Francefco/ Auanzo, cittadino originario di Venetia./ Parti dve,/ Diuife in tre libri, & in tre viaggi, fatti in quei paefi,/ da i Padri Agoftiniani & Francifcani./ Doue fi defcriue il fito, & lo ftato di quel gran Regno,/ & fi tratta della religione, de i coftumi, & della/ difpofition de fuoi popoli, & d'altri luochi/ più conosciuti del mondo nuouo./ Con due Tauole, l'vna de' Capitoli, & l'altra delle cofe notabili./ In Venetia, MDLXXXVI./ Appreffo Andrea Mufchio./ 16 prel. leaves, the 16th blank, and 462 pp; 1 blank leaf, and 'Tavola,' etc. 40 pp. Vellum. 8vo. (15s. 1894) MENDOCA (JUAN GONÇALES DE). L'Historia/ del gran Regno della China,/ Composta primier amente in ifpagnuolo da/ maeftro Giouanni Gonzalez di Men-/dozza, monaco dell'ordine di/ S. Agoftino:/ Et poi fatta vulgare da Francesco Auanzi/ cittadino Vinetiano./ Stampata la terza volta, & molto più dell' al-/tre emendata./ Con due tauole l'una dé Capitoli, & l'altra delle/ cofe più notabili. In Vinegia. 1587./ Per Andrea Mufchio./ 508 pp. Lo ftampatore,' etc. 1 page; "Tavola,' etc. 77 "Errori etc. 1 page. Old calf. (15s. 1895)

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