Lot 15
Mesa (Cristóbal de) La Navas de Tolosa. Poema Heroica, first edition, Madrid, Por la biuda de P. Madrigal, 1594.
Hammer Price: £1,200
Description
Mesa (Cristóbal de) La Navas de Tolosa. Poema Heroica, first edition, collation: ¶4, A-SS8, with final imprimatur and blank ff., woodcut arms on title, head-piece and initials, faded ink inscription to title, bookplate and ink ownership inscription of Antonio Rodríguez-Moñino to front free endpaper, contemporary mottled calf, some rubbing and marking to covers and spine, 8vo, Madrid, Por la biuda de P. Madrigal, 1594.
⁂ Rare true first edition of this major work by the Extremaduran poet, and friend of Cervantes, Cristóbal de Mesa. This copy from the library of celebrated scholar and collector Antonio Rodríguez-Moñino (1910-70).
Description
Mesa (Cristóbal de) La Navas de Tolosa. Poema Heroica, first edition, collation: ¶4, A-SS8, with final imprimatur and blank ff., woodcut arms on title, head-piece and initials, faded ink inscription to title, bookplate and ink ownership inscription of Antonio Rodríguez-Moñino to front free endpaper, contemporary mottled calf, some rubbing and marking to covers and spine, 8vo, Madrid, Por la biuda de P. Madrigal, 1594.
⁂ Rare true first edition of this major work by the Extremaduran poet, and friend of Cervantes, Cristóbal de Mesa. This copy from the library of celebrated scholar and collector Antonio Rodríguez-Moñino (1910-70).
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