Don Quichotte De La Manche; Volume 1 by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

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Paris: Hachette & Cie., 1909. Cloth. Very Good. 11" by 7.5". Gustave Dore. A very smart new illustrated edition of the Spanish epic novel Don Quixote, in the French language. French language. Illustrated with frontispiece, twenty-four full page images, and many in-text figures. The Spanish epic novel of Don Quixote, considered a founding work of Western literature and the first modern novel, it is one of the most translated works in the world. The plot follows the adventures of a member of the lowest nobility, Alonso Quijano, who reads so many chivalric romances that he looses his mind and decides to become a knight-errant and serve his nation. Written by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, an Early Modern Spanish writer regarded as the greatest writer in the Spanish language and one of the world's pre-eminent novelists. Illustrated by Gustave Dore, a French printmaker, illustrator, painter, comic artist, caricaturist and sculptor. This book was awarded to Arthur Taylor from the… Read More

Paris: Librairie Delagrave 1925, 3rd edition. (4-in-1 hardcover) Very good plus, no dust jacket. 127pp. Red cloth with color illustrated front cover and spine. 16 color plates with tissue guards. A school prize stamp in gilt on the back cover. Edited by Paul Lefevre-Geraldy. Illustrations by R. Giffey. Text in French Language. (Juvenile, Juvenile).