xvi, 138 pp. 1 vols. 12mo
1812 · Madrid
by [Gallardo, Bartolomé José]
Madrid: En la Imprenta de Repullés, 1812. First (?) Madrid edition (first published in Cadiz, 1811). xvi, 138 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Mottled Spanish calf, rubbed at extremities. First (?) Madrid edition (first published in Cadiz, 1811). xvi, 138 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. From librarian, book thief, staunch republican, anti-cleric, and Spanish Romantic Bartolomé José Gallardo (1776-1852). This irreverent swipe at ruling taste and power landed the author in jail and eventually precipitated his exile to London. An early edition, probably the first printed in Madrid.
"Posiblemente uno de los libros más malditos de la historia de la literatura española" (from preface to 1995 reprint). (Inventory #: 243395)
"Posiblemente uno de los libros más malditos de la historia de la literatura española" (from preface to 1995 reprint). (Inventory #: 243395)