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Cervantes. The History of the Ingenious Gentleman DON QUIXOTE de La Mancha. Illustrated. Printed in ENGLISH. Complete in 4-Volumes.

ILLUSTRATED, with 39 engraved etchings, on full page plates, by Adolphe Lalauze.

Royal Octavo, Large books at 10'' tall.

Bound thick red morocco leather bindings. This is a particularly attractive set of Don Quixote! Gilt lettering and raised hubs on spine. Rag-style paper, large font, wide margins, spacing, makes these a pleasure to read. Includes full page illustrations protected by tissue and wide margins.

Contents include a life of Cervantes, a list of illustrations, and notes. Royal Octavo, Large books at 10'' tall. Complete four volume set. William Patterson, Edinburgh. 1879.

VERY GOOD. Extremely well-preserved throughout. Hinges fully attached and very fresh. Leather is exceptionally fresh. Some light general rubbing to exterior. Interior is free of foxing, no writing. Early bookplate. 

This is the complete four volume set. Translated into English by P.A. Motteux.

 

This is Motteux's highly esteemed translation of Cervantes' incomparable work of genius, illustrated with 39 engraved etchings by Adolphe Lalauze, beautifully printed and handsomely bound. "Cervantes' great, ironical, romantic story is written in a style so noble, so nervous, so humane, so branded with reality that, as the wise critic has said, the mere touch and impact of it puts courage into our veins. Not to have ever opened it. is to have missed being present at one of the 'great gestures' of the undying, unconquerable spirit of humanity" (Powys 27).

This translation of Cervantes' masterpiece (first published 1605-15) by dramatist Peter Motteux, first published in 1719, has been praised as the greatest version in English (Lowndes, 401);

This edition, illustrated with wonderful etchings by Lalauze, has been esteemed by Del Rio y Rico as truly beautiful and worthy of bibliophiles' appreciation (Del Rio y Rico 526).

"The illustrations are of merit. In some of Lalauze's etchings the humorous side of the Don's adventures are pleasantly portrayed, and the fair Spanish ladies in the pictures are daintily drawn" (New York Times).    

Don Quixote is one of the most collectible and desirable works of Literature, second to only William Shakespeare. 

This is an exceptionally gorgeous set!