209 - 18th century.

18th century. PAMPHLETS. (CORDEL LITERATURE). GONZALES DE LEGARIA, JUAN:. A NEW AND VERY ENJOYABLE WORK FOR READING AND PASSING THE TIME. IT TELLS THE STORY OF WHAT HAPPENED TO A SOLDIER WITH A CAT... Barcelona: Printed by Juan Jolis. Large 8º. Uncut sheet of 4 folios. Two woodcut illustrations on the title page. Palau 105417. CCPB 784530-8 and 100468-X. We know nothing about the author, except what the leaflet itself states: that he is a native of the town of Viana. The first romance in the leaflet is a burlesque parody of the famous “Mira, Zayde, que te aviso,” attributed to Lope de Vega and which had been circulating in loose leaflets since at least 1608.