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Cervantes. – The Story of the Admirable Don Quixote of La Ma…
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Cervantes. – The Story of the Admirable Don Quixote of La Ma…
See original version (French)
Estimate €300 - €500
Voluntary lot
Description
Cervantes. – The Story of the Admirable Don Quixote of La Mancha. New edition. Revised, corrected and expanded. [followed by] A New and True Continuation of the Story and Adventures of the Incomparable Don Quixote of La Mancha. Translated from a Spanish manuscript by Cid-Hamet Benengely, his true historian. [followed by] The Story of Sancho Panza, Mayor of Blandanda, serving as the sixth and final volume in the new sequel to the Adventures of Don Quixote; Paris, Bordelet, 1754 (Volumes I to VI); Paris, Nion père, 1741 (Volumes VII to XII). 12 volumes in-12, with continuous volume numbering on the binding but separate for the inner texts, full speckled calf in uniform bindings, spined backs with decorative raised bands, title and volume number labels in red and fawn - 8 headbands worn down or with snags, 6 bands showing early signs of splitting or weakened, 2 wormholes on 1 spine, 4 corners pierced, skin damage - Volumes I to VI, complete with all 40 half-title plates; Volumes VII to XI, complete with all 32 illustrations in half-tones and the 2 fold-out plates of musical notation; Volume XII, complete with all 4 illustrations in half-tones. Rarely complete in all 12 volumes. Texts not collated.
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About the sale
Sale of antique and modern books
Auction location
Auction time
10/01/2026 at 10:00 AM
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