Les Aventures Plaisantes de Gusman d`Alfarache. Tirées de l`Histoire de sa vie, & revues sur l`ancienne Traduction de l`Original Espagnol, 2 volumes
London: 1783. Hardcover. 12mo (5 inches tall; 12.5 cm), original speckled calf, gilt rules and gilt spines, slight wear and rubbing, very good. Each volume with engraved frontispiece. Aleman published "Guzman" in Madrid in 1599-1604, a picaresque novel about a young urchin and his adventures and troubles (often of his own making) as he matures into adulthood. Le Sage first published this in 1732; this is a lovely little edition of it. Very Good. Item #H7953
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