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FIRST EDITION of this translation, minor spotting and staining, small hole in F3 just touching a couple of letters on the recto, pp. xi, [5], 252, 12mo, contemporary sheep, sometime rebacked, later but not very recent endpapers; corners worn, contemporary annotations in ink, good. Gracián's Galateo Español (Madrid, 1582), itself an adaptation of Giovanni della Casa's Il Galateo (Venice, 1558), was an immensely popular work in Spain, enjoyed by Cervantes (a personal friend of the author). Advice to the young gallant is meted out in Spanish and English proverbs. It includes an entertaining section on the dangers of excessive drinking, including 'Dò entra el beber sale el saber; when the wine is in the wit is out', to which an early reader has appended the marginal note: 'Master Richardson read this.' (ESTC T109028).…