Author: Claris de Florian, Jean-Pierre. (1755-1794).
Title: Numa Pompilio, Segundo Rey de Roma, Poema Del Caballero de Florian, Puesto En Castellano Por El Traductor de Las Veladas de la Quinta. Nueva Edicion. 2 Volumes.
Description: Madrid: Don Benito Cano, 1818. 1818. - 12mo [5-1/2 inches high by 3-1/2 inches wide], brown calf with gilt-lettered tan & black leather labels between decorative gilt rules & vignettes on the spines; gilt dentelles & marbled endpapers & edges. The covers are bumped & lightly rubbed. The head & tail of the Vol. 1 spine are chipped & the lower inch of the front joint is split. There is a piece out of the tail of the Vol. 2 spine & the bottom of its front joint & the head of the spine are chipped. The marbling on the edges is almost completely faded. 208 pages; and 239 pages. There is an 1823 gift inscription on the verso of the Vol. 1 front endpaper, with the owner's ink name dated 1828 on the verso of each title & on the verso of the Vol. 1 half-title. There is some dampstaining to the edges of the pastedowns & endpapers with very light dampstaining to the prelims & slight rippling to the top corners of the Vol. 1 pages. There are small pieces out of the Vol. 1 half-title & the Vol. 2 rear endpaper. There is occasional minor foxing. Good.

Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian, whose mother was of Spanish origin, was born into a noble family and was the nephew of Voltaire, who inspired him with a love of literature by having him read La Fontaine's Fables at the age of ten. He wrote plays and poetry and translated Cervantes' "La Galatea". Among his historical novels was the present work, written in 1786. He was made a member of the Academie Francaise in 1788. He was arrested during the French Revolution, escaped the guillotine at the time of the fall of Robespierre, but died at the age of 39, in part from the effects of his imprisonment.

The text is in Spanish. Good .

Keywords: LITERATURE; NOVEL; HISTORICAL NOVEL; JEAN-PIERRE CLARIS DE FLORIAN; AUTHOR; FRENCH; SPANISH TRANSLATION; NUMA POMPILIO, SEGUNDO REY DE ROMA; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY.

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