The fame and influence of the Lazarillo is well known, it has been translated into most European languages and has gone through hundreds of editions, early editions are all rare, and the one we discuss here is particularly so: La vida de Lazarillo de Tormes y sus fortunas y adversidades …
Literature
The avant garde in Puerto Rico
It was represented by ‘an irreverent journal’ (Encyclopedia Britannica), edited by the feminist writer Rosario Ferré, it was entitled Zona. Carga y Descarga printed between 1972-1975 in Puerto Rico; it consisted of Numbers 1-9 in issues. The influential avant garde magazine Zona was produced by three women: two feminist writers …
The continuation of the Amadis, in the life of Florisel de Niquea, two rare Spanish Chivalry Romances
Two works that follow the Amadis de Gaula: La tercera parte de la Coronica del muy excelente Principe do[n] Florisel de Niquea en la qual trata de las grandes hazanas de los excelentiffimos Principes do[n] Rogel de Grecia, y el Segundo Agefilao, hijos de los excelentiffimos principes do[n] Florisel de …
Extremely rare novel by Defoe, a peculiar narrative of white slavery in the United States, the true first edition, only a handful of other copies known
A very curious work by Daniel Defoe ´The History and Remarkable Life of the truly Honourable Col. Jacque, commonly call’d Col. Jack, who was born a, Gentleman, put ‘Prentice to a Pick-Pocket, was Six and Twenty Years a Thief, and then Kidnapp’d to Virginia. Came back a Merchant, married four …