Peter Bichsel Fine Books
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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. |
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.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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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. |
Cervantes, Miguel de. 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.— |