Pablo De Segovia: None

London : T FISHER UNWIN, 1892. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good+. DANIEL VIERGE. None. None Contemporary Binding, brown leather spine over red marbles covers with black leather and gilt spine label. Professional slipcover included. Binding is tight and intact, tissue at front piece still in place. Pages are clean, illustrations are crisp and clean with no ghosting to the facing page. 110 bw drawings w/ tissue-guard frontispiece. Text in English. Translation of Francisco de Quevedo-Villegas's original story; Illustrated by the Spanish-born French illustrator Daniel Vierge; Includes comments on the illustrations by Joseph Pennell, as well as an essay about the life and work of Quevedo-Villegas by Henry Edward Watts. Book I -- Giving an account of who he is and whence he sprung -- How I went to school, and what happened to me there -- How I went to a boarding school in quality of servant to Don Diego Coronel -- Of my convalescence, and departure for the University of Alcala de Henares -- Of our entrance into Alcala, of the footing we had to pay, and the tricks they played upon us -- Of the wicked old housekeeper, and the first knavish pranks I played at Alcala -- How I received news of my father's death, parted from Don Diego, and what course of life I resolved on for the future -- My journey from Alcala to Segovia, and what happened by the way till I came to Rejas, where I lay that night -- Of what happened to me on the road to Madrid with a poet -- Of what I did at Madrid, and what happened to me on my way to Cerecedilla, where I passed the night -- The kind entertainment I had at my uncle's, the visits I received; how I recovered my inheritance and returned to Madrid -- Of my flight from Segovia, with what happened to me by the way to Madrid -- In which the gentleman pursues his journey, and his promised tale of his life and condition -- Book II -- Of what happened to me at my coming to Madrid as soon as I arrived there, until nightfall -- In which the same subject is pursued, with other strange incidents -- The further proceedings of this Sharping Gang, till they were thrown all together into gaol -- In which the prison is described and what happened therein, until the old woman was whipped, my companions exposed to shame, and myself let out on bail -- How I took a lodging, and the misfortune that befel me therein -- In which the same subject is pursued, with other strange incidents -- In which the story is continued, with other incidents and notable misfortunes -- Of my cure and other strange things -- In which I turn player, poet, and gallant of nuns; which characters are daintily painted -- Of what happened to me at Seville, till I took ship for the Indies. Oversized or heavy volume, additional shipping charges will apply. Please ask for additional photos prior to purchasing. We are happy to send additional photos. 1LR