Oct 24 at 10:30 AM - Sale 2683 -

Sale 2683 - Lot 103

Estimate: $ 6,000 - $ 8,000
Lopez de Ubeda, Francisco (1560-1606)
Libro de Entrentenimiento de la Picara Justina.

Medina del Campo: Por Christoval Lasso Vaca, 1605.

First edition, one of the earliest references to Don Quixote, published before Cervantes's work appeared in print; woodcut arms to title page; full-paged allegorical engraving depicting La Nave de la Vida Picara, bound opposite the first page of the prologue; bound in 17th century half sheepskin with marbled paper boards; one blank corner torn away; 7 1/8 x 5 1/2 in.

Rare at auction and in institutional holdings.

From the Ken Rapoport Collection.