Author: Lafuente, Modesto [1806-1866], editor:
Title: Fray Gerundio: periodico de Leon [later: "Fray Gerundio: periodico satirico de politica y costumbres]
Description: Leon [later: Madrid], F. de P. Mellado, 1837-1842. boards.. 17x11cm, [3256] pp, 17x11cm, [ 3256 ] pp, Spines crudely paper-taped. Binding corners heavily rubbed & scuffed. Bindings are in poor condition.. 5 woodcut plates. EIGHT [8] VOLUMES. Contemporary binder's boards. ¶ The bindings are in poor condition. One with front cover detached. The contents are mostly in VG condition, with light foxing. This is an incomplete set consisting of 183 issues [Nrs. 27-39; 53-130; 262-288; 315-321; 323-389] of the weekly Spanish satirical & liberal political serial [ issued from July 1838-August 1841]. Published 1839-40 in Madrid by Imprenta de Mellado. Includes: 1) Nos. 27-39 [title: "Fray Gerundio, Periodico de Leon" (Leon), 4 octubre-29 diciembre 1837; 252 pp]; 2) Nos. 53-78 [Madrid, 1 julio-28 setiembre 1838; 420pp]; 3) Nos. 79-104 [2 octubre- 2 8 diciembre 1838; 450pp]; 4): Nos 105-1 30 [1 enero-29 marzo 1839; 440 pp]; 5) Tomo XI, Nos 262-288 [3 julio-29 setiembre 1940; 428 pp]; 6): Tomo XIII, Nos 315-321; 323-338 [1 enero-28 mayo 1841; 418 pp]; 7): Tomo XIV, Nos 339-363 [1 junio-17 agosto 1841; 396 pp]; 8): Tomo XV, Nos 364-389 [2 enero-26 junio 1842; 452 pp]. Publication was suspended from April to June 1838, and from September to December 1841. Tomo numbering begins with t.9. ["Modesto Lafuente y Zamalloa, por seud: Fray Gerundio...fundó en León el Fray Gerundio capelladas, periódico satí rico de política y costúmbres (1837-38)...que trasládo luego á Madrid (1838 -42) y difundió por toda España las ideas liberales exaltadas hasta 1843 ( 17 vols.); después desde 1848 al 1849, cuatro vols." - J. Cejador y Frauca, " Hist. de la lengua y literatura castellana", t. 7.]

Keywords: Spain, Spain Journalism, Satirical Journals, Weekly Periodicals, Liberal Periodical, Literary History, Liberalism Serials, Politics Literature, Serial Publications, Political Satire