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Publication Date: 1610
Seller: Xerxes Fine and Rare Books and Documents, Glen Head, NY, U.S.A.
Condition: VG. Rouen 1610 Romain de Beauvais. Mise en Francois par Gabriel Chappuys. Antonio di Torquemada (not to be confused with Tomas de Torquemada, the Inquisitor), 1507-1569, here writes of the mysteries of the world: monsters, demons, witches, ghosts, strange animals, ususual customs, geography, supernatural phenomena. According to experts, this book was read by Miguel de Cervantes and influenced the creation of his epic, Don Quixote. In French. 12mo. (5-1/2 x 3 inches; 14x8 cm), 4ff, 561pp, 1 blank, 20ff, vignette on title page (globe held by two angel), 3 vignettes on top of dedication, sommaire and first text pages, full leather with gilt decorated spine and rouged fore-edges. One inch circular bookplate. VG, cover, corners and spine ends lightly worn.