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ASHENDENE PRESS. – Cervantes, Miguel de.
The First Part of the History of the Valorous and Wittie Knight-Errant Don Quixote of the Mancha translated out of the Spanish by Thomas Shelton MDCXII. – (And:) The Second Part of the History … now Translated into English MDCXX.

. The First Part of the History of the Valorous and Wittie Knight-Errant Don Quixote of the Mancha translated out of the Spanish by Thomas Shelton MDCXII. – (And:) The Second Part of the History … now Translated into English MDCXX.

2 cols. Printed in red and black. With woodcut ornamental borders and numerous woodcut initials by Louise Powell. XIII, (1), 268, (1) pp.; X, 256, (1) pp. Large folio. Orig. full green morocco over five raised bands with gilt-lettered spine (by W. H. Smith).Chelsea, The Ashendene Press, 1927–28.

One of the late and grand works of this press. One of 225 copies printed on Batchelor hand-made paper besides 20 on vellum. Set in (new) Ptolemy types. With original receipt by John & Edward Bumpus, Royal booksellers, London, dated 2 November 1934 (Buyer: Dr. Newman, Manchester). – Ashendene Bibliography XXXVI. – Extremities rubbed in parts. – Best.-Nr. 8559

CHF 4840.—
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Leben und Taten des scharfsinnigen Ritters Don Quixote. 4 Bde Cervantes (de Saavedra), Miguel de.
Leben und Taten des scharfsinnigen Ritters Don Quixote. 4 Bde.

. Chodowiecki, Daniel. Leben und Taten des scharfsinnigen Ritters Don Quixote. 4 Bde.

Mit 32 Orig.-Kupfern nach Daniel Chodowiecki auf Tafeln. Gr.-8vo. Dunkelgrünes Orig.-Maroquin d. Zt. mit reicher Goldzier. Goldschnitt.Berlin, Eigenbrödler, o. J. (1921).

Eines von 1100 nummerierten Exemplaren, hier im Einband der Vorzugsausgabe. Nach der Tieckschen Übersetzung neu bearbeitet von Curt Moreck. Einleitung von Heinrich Heine. Druck der Chodowieckischen Originalkupfer bei J. B. Obernetter, München. – Das Papier stellenweise leicht stockfleckig, sehr schönes Set. – Best.-Nr. 21055

CHF 950.—
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DORÉ. – Cervantès de Saavedra, Miguel de.
L’ingénieux hidalgo Don Quichotte de la Manche. Traduction de Louis Viardot avec 370 compositions de Gustave Doré. 2 vols.

. Doré, Gustave. L’ingénieux hidalgo Don Quichotte de la Manche. Traduction de Louis Viardot avec 370 compositions de Gustave Doré. 2 vols.

With 370 (120 full-page) drawings by Gustave Doré, wood-engraved by H. Pisan. XXIV, 586, (2) pp.; 2 leaves, 636 pp. Folio. Contemp. half leather.Paris, L. Hachette et Cie., 1869.

The first edition was published by Hachette in 1863. – Some browning and foxing throughout. Good in all. – Best.-Nr. 20754

CHF 260.—
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