FIRST ITALIAN TRANSLATION OF THE SHORT STORIES - Lot 61

FIRST ITALIAN TRANSLATION OF THE SHORT STORIES CERVANTES SAAVEDRA (Michiel di). IL NOVELLIERE CASTIGLIANO nelquale, mescolandosi lo stile grave co'l faceto, si narrano auvenimenti curiosi, casi strani, e successi degni d'ammiratione. E si da ad ogni sotte di persona occasione, d'apprendere e precetti Politici, e documeni Morali, e concetti Scientifichi, e frttuosi. In Venetia, Presso il Barezzi, 1626. One volume in-8 (8 ff, 720 pp) set in antique limp vellum, modern brown calf title-piece (Italian binding). Extremely rare original Italian translation by Guglielmo Alessandro de Novilieri, Clavelli. Published shortly after the Spanish edition (1614), this translation underscores both Cervantes' European reputation and the speed with which publications spread. Palau, 53548; Graesse II, p. 108.