Salas Barbadillo Alonso Jerónimo de (1581 1635) The Fortunat

Sale 2543 - Lot 293

Price Realized: $ 438

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Estimate: $ 300 - $ 500

Salas Barbadillo, Alonso Jerónimo de (1581-1635) The Fortunate Fool. Octavo, A-Z8, Aa8, Bb7 (final advertisement leaf present; lacking final blank Bb8), toning, old signatures, and inked number to title; bottom blank margin of page 297 torn with loss, generally good, a large-margined copy with some deckle edges intact; bound in modern half parchment and boards covered in woodcut Bible title page, 5 3/4 x 3 2/3 in. London: Moses Pitt, 1670.

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First edition in English, a translation from the original Spanish, Necio Bien Afortunado, by Philip Ayres (1638-1712); rare, no copies offered at auction since 1960; Wing S-369; ESTC R28842.