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Don Quixote: The History of the Valorous and Witty Knight-Errant Don Quixote of La Mancha
by MIGUEL DE CERVANTES
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- Hardcover
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- Condition
- First Vierge Edition. The Limited 'Vierge' Edition -- number 517 of 845 copies offered in the United States, (out of 1,110 total
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The First and Limited 'Vierge' Edition -- number 517 of 845 copies offered in the United States, (out of 1,110 total, globally). In 4 Volumes, complete. Translated into English by Thomas Shelton; introduction by Royal Cortissoz. Profusely illustrated throughout by Daniel Vierge. Near fine in publisher's original burgundy cloth with gilt topstain. Title label on spines clean and intact. Some shelf wear on edges and spine head and tail. Overall, a wonderful set of the highly sought after Vierge Edition.
Synopsis
Don Quixote, fully titled The Ingenious Hidalgo Don Quixote of La Mancha, is a novel written by Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes. Cervantes created a fictional origin for the story by creating a fictional Moorish chronicler for Don Quixote named Cide Hamete Benengeli. Published in two volumes a decade apart (in 1605 and 1615), Don Quixote is the most influential work of literature to emerge from the Spanish Golden Age and the entire Spanish literary canon.
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- Bookseller
- Grinning Cat Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31637
- Title
- Don Quixote: The History of the Valorous and Witty Knight-Errant Don Quixote of La Mancha
- Author
- MIGUEL DE CERVANTES
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - First Vierge Edition. The Limited 'Vierge' Edition -- number 517 of 845 copies offered in the United States, (out of 1,110 total
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1906
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- SPANISH LITERATURE, DON QUIXOTE
- Bookseller catalogs
- LITERATURE;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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