Gracian, Lorenzo (pseudonym of Baltasar).
Arte de ingenio, tratado de la Agudeza, 1642. Madrid. Juan Sanchez a costa de Roberto Lorenço, Mercader de Libros.
First edition of the Arte de Ingenio.
First edition, very rare, one of the most important productions of the Golden Century of Spanish literature, and an influential work in world literature, specifically on literary aesthetics, and certainly the crowning jewel of Gracian´s ouevre. An unusually fine copy of a book that, when found, is usually in terrible condition or simply incomplete.
First edition, very rare, one of the most important productions of the Golden Century of Spanish literature, and an influential work in world literature, specifically on literary aesthetics, and certainly the crowning jewel of Gracian´s ouevre. An unusually fine copy of a book that, when found, is usually in terrible condition or simply incomplete.
$ 25,000.00
Further images
12mo, (142 x 88 mm). [8], 152 ff. Later stiff vellum, lightly darkened. Contemporary ownership inscriptions to title, restoration to gutter of title page, light foxing and occasional marginal damp, else very good.
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