Medrano, Julián de (fl. circa 1583)
La Silva Curiosa.

Paris: Marc Orry, 1608.

Octavo, edited by Cesar Oudin, woodcut printer's device to title page, bound in full 17th century French sponge-decorated calf with gilt-tooled spine, joints cracked, signed "Francis Palgrave his book" on title, purchased from Quaritch in the 1980s; 6 1/2 x 4 in.

Although Medrano's work was originally published in 1583, it acquired contributions by other authors in subsequent editions. This edition is of interest to Cervantes collectors and scholars as it contains an early printing of his Nouela del Curioso Impertinente, a story told in Don Quixote, and first published in 1605. It is the final story to appear in this volume, beginning at page 274.

Rius 218; Palau 159908.

From the Ken Rapoport Collection.