Details
ALEMÁN, Mateo (1547-1615). Primera parte de Guzman de Alfarache. Madrid: Varez de Castro, 1600. 12° (138 x 71mm). Woodcut initials and ornament. (E10 with corner repair, L3r with ink stain affecting one letter.) Black morocco by Brugalla, 1941, gilt supralibros, gilt spine-lettering, turn-ins and edges. Provenance: purchased from José Porter, 1941, and subsequently rebound.
EARLY EDITION. Foulché-Delbosc believed that this attractive pocket edition might be a counterfeit printed in Italy, but his opinion is not shared by Palau. Its publisher, Varez de Castro, also brought out the 1599 first edition. Foulché-Delbosc, Aleman 18; Palau I, 6675.
EARLY EDITION. Foulché-Delbosc believed that this attractive pocket edition might be a counterfeit printed in Italy, but his opinion is not shared by Palau. Its publisher, Varez de Castro, also brought out the 1599 first edition. Foulché-Delbosc, Aleman 18; Palau I, 6675.