The historie of the great and mightie kingdome of China, and the situation thereof : togither with the great riches, huge citties, politike gouernement, and rare inuentions in the same. Translated out of Spanish by R. Parke.
1588
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Title
The historie of the great and mightie kingdome of China, and the situation thereof : togither with the great riches, huge citties, politike gouernement, and rare inuentions in the same. Translated out of Spanish by R. Parke.
Uniform title
Historia de las cosas mas notables de la China. English
Created/published
London : Printed by I. Wolfe for Edward White, and are to be sold at the little north doore of Paules, at the signe of the Gun, 1588.
Description
[8], 410, [2] p. ; (4to)
Associated name
González de Mendoza, Juan, 1545-1618, author.
Parke, Robert, active 1588.
Loyola, Martín Ignacio de, -1606.
Bindley, James, 1739-1818, former owner.
Harmsworth, R. Leicester (Robert Leicester), Sir, 1870-1937, former owner.
Britwell Library, former owner.
Parke, Robert, active 1588.
Loyola, Martín Ignacio de, -1606.
Bindley, James, 1739-1818, former owner.
Harmsworth, R. Leicester (Robert Leicester), Sir, 1870-1937, former owner.
Britwell Library, former owner.
Note
Translation of: Gonzáles de Mendoza, Juan. Historia de las cosas mas notables de la China.
"A commentarie or short discourse of all such notable thinges as be betwixt Spaine till you come vnto the kingdome of China", chiefly based on accounts by Martín Ignacio de Loyola, p. 305-410.
The last leaf is blank.
Running title reads: A discourse of the kingdome of China.
Signatures: [par.]⁴ A-2B⁸ 2C⁶.
"A commentarie or short discourse of all such notable thinges as be betwixt Spaine till you come vnto the kingdome of China", chiefly based on accounts by Martín Ignacio de Loyola, p. 305-410.
The last leaf is blank.
Running title reads: A discourse of the kingdome of China.
Signatures: [par.]⁴ A-2B⁸ 2C⁶.
ESTC staff note
Signatures from DFo.
Exhibited
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2009-2010. Imagining China.
Cited/described in
Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 12003
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S103230
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S103230
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Annotations.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
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STC 12003
Folger-specific note
HH97/10. Tan goatskin binding, gold-tooled, with monogram of William Henry Miller in gilt on covers and spine; signed by F. Bedford. Manuscript notes; author's name and affiliation supplied in ink on t.p. Provenance: James Bindley copy; initials of Christie Miller, dated 24 October 1882; Britwell Court sale, June 1919:567; collated by F. S. Ferguson, 2/7/1919; Harmsworth copy