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Cervantes - The Adventures of DON QUIXOTE - London, 1820 - 4 vols. illustrated

Price:$600

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London: Hurst, Robinson & Co., 1820. Richard Westall illustrations 4 volumes, small 8vo; 6 3/8 x 4 inches (160 x 100 mm); xx, 371; 388; 367; 436 pp. Each volume contains an illustrated title page and five plates. Dark blue polished calf binding with gilt fillet frames, raised bands, gilt decorative compartments, red morocco labels with title and vol. no.; marbled endpapers; marbled edges. Bindings are tight with very minor rubbing on spines, and 4 leaves loose at beginning of vol. 1. Foxing and offsetting present, especially on paper used for the illustrations. Text is clean and free of marks. The complete four volumes of the Spanish epic novel Don Quixote, with illustrations by Richard Westall. A founding work of Western literature, the novel follows the adventures of a member of the lowest nobility, an hidalgo from La Mancha named Alonso Quijano. The protagonist reads so many chivalric romances that he either loses or pretends to have lost his mind in order to become a knight-errant to revive chivalry and serve his nation, under the name Don Quixote de la Mancha. Written by Miguel de Cervantes, an Early Modern Spanish writer widely regarded as the greatest writer in the Spanish language and one of the world's preeminent novelists. Illustrated by Richard Westall, an English painter and illustrator of portraits, historical and literary events, best known for his portraits of Byron. He was also Queen Victoria's drawing master. Don Quixote is one of those universal works which are read by all ages at all times, and there are very few who have not at one time or another felt themselves to be Don Quixote confronting the windmills." (Printing and the Mind of Man, 111, p. 66). Condition: Very good.

Dimensions:
Height: 6.3 in (16 cm)Width: 3.94 in (10 cm)Depth: 4.73 in (12 cm)
Sold As:
Set of 4
Materials and Techniques:
Gold Leaf,Leather,Paper,Gilt
Place of Origin:
England
Period:
Early 19th Century
Date of Manufacture:
1820
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
Middletown, NY
Reference Number:
Seller: BH15181stDibs: LU8340243073972

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