Fortune in her wits, or, The Hour of all Men. Written In Spanish by the most Ingenious Don Francisco de Quivedo Villegas, Author of the Visions of Hell. Translated into English by Capt. john stevens
by QUEVEDO, Francisco de
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About This Item
London: Printed for R. Sare et al., 1697. [16], 131pp, [1]. Leaf A8 a blank. ESTC R5377, Wing Q188. [Bound with:] QUEVEDO, Francisco de. The visions of dom francisco de quevedo villegas, Knight of the Order of St. James. Made English by Sir robert l'estrange, Knt. London. Printed by W. B. for Richard Sare, 1708. Tenth edition, corrected. [4], 282pp, [2]. With a terminal publisher's advertisement leaf. ESTC T88976. 8vo. Contemporary calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, splitting to upper joint. Contemporary bookplate of C. Sharp, Frame Maker in St. John's Lane, Cambridge to FEP, very occasional chipping to margins, slight shaving to head of title-page of second bound work, horizontal tears to text of leaves N1-4, small worm-trail to text of final five gatherings, leaves toned, some spotting. Two prose satires by Spanish Baroque writer Francisco de Quevedo (1580-1645), with apparent early Cambridge ownership. The first English translation of his La Hora de Todos y la Fortuna con Sesoa (1699) by Hispanist and antiquary John Stevens (c.1661-1726) is accompanied here by a revised edition of the immensely popular translation by Sir Roger L'Estrange (1616-1704) of Los Suenos (1627). . First edition.
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- Bookseller
- Antiquates Ltd
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- AQ15247
- Title
- Fortune in her wits, or, The Hour of all Men. Written In Spanish by the most Ingenious Don Francisco de Quivedo Villegas, Author of the Visions of Hell. Translated into English by Capt. john stevens
- Author
- QUEVEDO, Francisco de
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Printed for R. Sare et al.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1697
- Keywords
- Christianity, Religion
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Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
We have a countryside bookshop in Wareham; we also regularly issue catalogues - do ask if you would like to be added to our mailing list - and frequently exhibit at regional and national book fairs in London, Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Oxford, and York.
We also offer a valuation service (for either insurance or probate purposes), as well as advice on library development.
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Wareham, Dorset
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