Sold for:
$369
$369
Castillo, Julian del (fl. circa 1590) Historia de Los Reyes Godos . Madrid: Sanchez, 1624. Folio, later edition, with added material up to 1624, printed in two columns throughout, stains on title and preliminary leaves, bound in contemporary limp Spanish parchment. This work, which contains biographies of gothic kings who invaded the Holy Roman Empire and Spain, begins with Noah and continues to the date of publication. Castillo may have been a source for Cervantes; both mention the Arthurian legend suggesting that the ancient British king took the form of a crow at the time of his death, explaining the English superstition against harming the birds.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2012-11-18
