[ALEMÁN, Mateo]

The Life of Guzman d'Alfarache Paris, Pierre Ribou, 1709 RARE ILLUSTRATED EDITION OF THIS GREAT PICARESQUE NOVEL ILLUSTRATED EDITION 3 volumes in-12 (162 x 90 mm). Titles printed in black and red. Woodcut initials and headbands COLLATION : (t. 1) : π2 ã12 A-R12 R-Z12 2A12, (t. 2) : π4 A-X12 Y8, last blank sheet, (t. 3) : π4 A-S12 T2 CONTENTS: (t. 1): π2r: Title, ã1r: Preface, A1r: The Life of Guzman d'Arache, part one, G6r: History of Ozmin and Daraxa, Q2v: The Life of Guzman d'Arache, part two, (t. 2): π2r: Title, π3r: Table of chapters, A1r: The Life of Guzman of Arache, Part Three, P8r: La Vie de Guzman d'Arache, part four, Y6r: Privilege of the King, (t. 3): π2r: Title, π3r: Table of chapters, A1r: The Life of Guzman d'Arache, part five, M5r: The Life of Guzman d'Arache, part six ILLUSTRATION : (t. 1) : 6 copper engravings hors-texte and full page, of which 1 is a frontispiece, (t. 2) : 5 copper engravings hors-texte and full page, of which 1 is a frontispiece, (t. 3) : 7 full page hors-texte engravings of which 1 is a frontispiece, that is to say 3 frontispieces engraved on copper by Magdeleine Horthemels and 15 hors-texte figures ANNOTATION : n.40 Elimez, in brown ink, written on the endpapers of the three volumes BINDINGS OF THE PERIOD. Red morocco, gilt decoration, double framing of fillets, spines decorated with small irons, gilt edges Upper spine of volume 1 slightly rubbed, traces of moisture in the first quires of volume 3 BIBLIOGRAPHY: not cited by Cohen