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1665000335Anveres: Jacobo Mevrcio 1665. Limp Vellum. See Description. Small 8vo. 2 volumes in 1. Volume I. pp. 400 6. Vol. II. pp. 383 7. With separate title page to each volume. Bound in period vellum. Occasional faint miniscule underlining in an old hand and a couple short marginal notations; some marginal smudging / soiling; front and rear blank leaves are ragged and torn. Volume I: tiny hole in p. 271 mostly between lines but partly obstructing a couple of letters; bottom corner tip clipped on p.399 - not effecting text; pages 400-401 are dusty / soiled. Volume II: upper corner crease on p. 81. The bottom corner tips of the last few gatherings are chipped/worn. Antonio de Guevara 1480-1545 - Spanish writer who grew up in the court of Ferdinand and Isabella. He later joined the Franciscan order and was appointed court preacher and imperial historiographer by Charles V of Spain. In 1527 he became bishop of Guadix and in 1537 bishop of Mondonedo. Guevera's works were quite popular in their time. His "Epistolas Familiares" first published 1539-1545 consist of a series of essay-letters addressed to various eminent persons and written in a highly formal style. <br/> <br/> Jacobo Mevrcio hardcover