The rogue: or, The life of Guzman de Alfarache. VVritten in Spanish by Matheo Aleman, servant to his Catholike Majestie, and borne in Sevill.

The rogue: or, The life of Guzman de Alfarache. VVritten in Spanish by Matheo Aleman, servant to his Catholike Majestie, and borne in Sevill.

Aventuras y vida de Guzmán de Alfarache. English

Oxford : Printed by William Turner, for Robert Allot, and are to be sold in Pauls Church-yard [, London], ann. Dom. 1630.

[36], 267, [17], 357, [3] p. ; (fol.)

A translation of: Alemán, Mateo. Aventuras y vida de Guzmán de Alfarache, which was originally published in two parts as Primera [Segunda] Parte de Guzman de Alfarache.

Translator's dedication signed: Don Diego Puede--Ser, i.e. James Mabbe.

In Mabbe's Second part passages occur which are only to be found in Barezzo Barezzi's Italian translation--cf. James Fitzmaurice-Kelly's introduction to The rogue, 1924 (The Tudor translations, 2nd series).

The second part has separate dated title page and pagination; register is continuous.

Signatures: *⁶ [superscript pi]A⁶ A-Z⁶ 2a², (**)⁸ 2A-3G⁶.

Includes index.

The last leaf is blank.

Running title reads: The life of Guzman de Alfarache.

Entered 1 December 1628.

Signatures from DFo.

Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 290
Madan, F. Oxford books, I, p. 148
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S106807

Great Britain -- England -- Oxford.

STC 290

12/4/38. Mottled leather binding, signed by Bayntun, Bath, England. Manuscript markings. Lacking 3G6, blank. Purchased H.L. Ford, no. 290 (10/7/38). Provenance: signature of Thomas Strong