[Rarebooks] FS: Very rare 1615 ed. of Cervantes' "Novellas Exemplares..." printed in Italy.

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Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de. NOVELAS EXEMPLARES... La Gitanilla,
Amante Liberal... Milan: Juan Baptista Bedelo. 1615. 12mo. (24),763pp.
The final blank lacking. Woodcut device on title page. Calf (circa
1825) over marbled boards. Small loss to blank fore-edge of title page.
Two leaves (pp. 271-274) have a tear (no loss, and easily repairable).
With the bookplate of Ysabel Sanchez de Movellan.   $4,500.00
Either the fifth or the sixth edition in Spanish of Cervantes' short
stories, as there are 1615 printings in both Milan and Pamplona. It is
the first printing in Spanish in Italy and a very rare book. No copy
has appeared at auction in the ABPC records. Palau 53404. BL 17th
century Spanish Books #474.