Primera Parte de la Vida del Picaro Guzman de Alfarache
By: Compuesta por Matheo Aleman criado del Rey Don Felipe III. nuestro Señor, y natural vezino de Sevilla.
Publisher: En la Enprenta de Iuan Mommarte, detras la casa de la Villa
Published: 1604
Place of publication: En Brucellas
Language: spa
Number of pages: 215
Subjects: Philip -- III, -- King of Spain, -- 1578-1621.
Other titles: Vida del Picaro Guzman de Alfarache.; Guzman de Alfarache.
Notes: 'A major novel by the 'converso' Mateo Alemán ... which began the vogue for the picaresque novel' [Ox. Comp. Span. Lit]

On verso of folio 215 [i.e. 198], and on two following unnumbered folios a 'Tabla' covering the three books on the volume.

Brunet, describing the 1599 Madrid edition, has note: 'On regarde généralement cette édition comme l'original de la première partie de ce roman célèbre. Cependant, l'approbation portant la date du 15 janvier 1598, il existe peut-être une édition antérieureà celle-ci'. He cites two other printings of 1599, one Saragossa, 12o edition; the other a Barcelona 8o edition (as given in the 'Aprobacion' of the Percy copy), with an authentic second part printed in 1603.

Printer's device, with motto: 'Spero lucem post tenebras' on title-page; on verso; 'Privilegio' and 'Aprobacion' dated: 'Ciudad de Barcelona en 27. de Abril. de 1599. El Maestro Fr. Iuan Vincente'; each of the three books has caption title.

Gallardo 1, 121 [Percy copy without portrait]; Palau 6692; STC Span. & Port. Books, [131]; Brunet 1, 157.
Table of contents: title: Contains three books, comprising the first part of the Life, in one volume; foliation is continuous; decorated capitals.