Mendoza's History of China, 1587
Updated September 24, 2026
| Lot number | 159 |
| Estimate | 300.00 - 500.00 USD |
| Category | Pottery, China & Glass |
| Auction | Fall Rare Books, Manuscripts, Historical Prints, & Ephemera |
| Date | October 8, 2026 at 10:30 AM EDT |
| Auction house | Quinn's Auction Galleries |
| Location | Falls Church, Virginia |
[CHINA.] MENDOZA, GIOVANNI GONZALEZ DI. L'Historia de Gran Regno della China. Venice: Andrea Muschio, 1587. 12mo (75 x 138 mm). 508, [80] pp. Contemporary vellum. Provenance: Owen Brigstocke (armorial bookplate). First Italian edition of one of the earliest Western histories of China, originally published in Spanish in 1585. Scarce. Condition Some old marginal dampstaining, covers soiled.
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