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Published by Bliss Sands London, 1897
Seller: Antique Emporium, Eau Claire, WI, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Thick 4to hardcover volume in red cloth bonding. Spine a little faded and boards have some minor wear. Boards tight end papers are not split or marked but have some toning and a bit of foxing. 614 pages have toned edges to pages normal for this volume. Contents not water stained or foxed. A number of illustrations.
Published by Dodd, Mead & company, New York, 1925
Seller: Alien Bindings, BALTIMORE, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Robinson, W. Heath (illustrator). First Edition. 1925 Hardcover First thus edition published by Dodd, Mead & company in red cloth covered boards with gold gilt lettering and a gold silhouette of the Don tilting at windmills on the front cover. Translated from the original Spanish by Charles Jarvis. Very Good- condition. Includes 16 illlustrated by W. Heath Robinson. Bumped corners show some wear and fraying. Spine ends are a bit worn as well; otherwise the covers are in good shape. The binding is tight. The interior pages are unmarked. Small abrasion to the half-title page. The book will be carefully packaged for shipment using cardboard and or bubble wrap for protection. USPS electronic tracking number issued free of charge.
Published by S. A. and H. Oddy, Oxford-Street [Printed by W. Lewis, Paternoster-Row], London, England, 1809
Seller: Saucony Book Shop, Kutztown, PA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Full-Leather. Condition: Good. First Thus. Original full tree calf boards, gilt-stamped decorated and ruled borders, gilt dentelled edges, decorated endpapers. Volume I only, of 2. Both boards detached but present, lacking back strip. Leather is rubbed along edges and joints, exposed at corners but quite restorable. [4 blanks] + xxiv + 570 pp. [lacking final leaf, pp. 571/572], illus. w/ engraved frontis. portrait of author, engraved title pg., 5 additional engraved plates [may lack one plate]. Notably, this copy includes the engraved foldout map bound in between introductory material (p. xxiv) and the first page of text (p. 1), hand-colored in pale yellow, green, and red, quite nicely preserved, showing only (2) 1/4" closed tears along fore-edge fold lines and (2) approx. 1/2" closed tears at binding tab. Interior is clean, and plates are fully intact. Scarce with map. Sold as is, WAF. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.
Published by Published by William Miller, London, 1801
First Edition
, 4 finely bound uniform volumes, vol 1 with frontispiece and folding map of spain, plus a further 19 plates throughout the set, 21 plates in total First Edition Thus , some fading to spines, chipped head of spine of vol 1, wear to labels, joints a little rubbed but firm, pages clean, still a nice set in an unsual binding, very good condition , original green tree calf, five raised bands, unusual decorative devices in panels, gilt titles on red labels, marbled edges and endpapers Octavo Hardback ISBN:
Published by J. and R. Tonson and R. Dodsley, 1742
Seller: Berrishill Books, Whitley Bay, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition of the Jervas translation. Two volume set. Contemporary mottled calf, five raised bands, gilt decorated compartments, titles in gilt to the spine. Bound with: 'The life of Michael de Cervantes Saavedra. Written by Don Gregorio Mayáns and Sisár' (the first English translation 1738); 'A supplement to the translator's preface' more commonly know as 'A dissertation on the origin of books of chivalry' by William Warburton; 'Advertisment concerning the Prints' by John Oldfield. Illustrated with a frontispiece and 67 copper plates engraved by Gerard van der Gucht from drawings by John Vanderbank and an additional frontispiece engraved by George Virtue after a drawing by G. Kent. Entirely original with no repairs or restoration, hinges fairly strong given the age of these two volumes. Pages and engravings notably clean and bright, very few signs of foxing or handling marks. A Very Good set. More photographs can be supplied on request. We are always interested in buying books by J R R Tolkien, C S Lewis and Lewis Carroll, from individual titles to complete collections.
Published by Printed for J. and R. Tonson and R. Dodsley, 1742
Seller: Timeless Tales Rare Books, Acton, MA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition of the lavishly illustrated presentation of the Spanish classic of Don Quixote! London: J. and R. Tonson and R. Dodsley, 1742. 4to, 2 volume set. 10.75" x 9". With engraved portrait of Cervantes and 68 fine engraved copperplates by Gerard Vander Gucht after drawings of John Vanderbank. xxiv, [8], xxv-xxxii, vi, [2], 90, [14], 355, [1]; xii, 388 pp. Includes the reimpression of the Life of Cervantes, with title dated 1738. Bound here in modern 1/4 calf over marbled boards. The first edition of this translation by Jervas, here with the scarce 8-page "Supplement to the Translator's Preface" inserted between pages xxiv and xxv (not found in all copies; some call this a second issue-point). A handsome edition, presented in a large quarto format with finely engraved plates. The translation was by Charles Jervas, whose name was consistently misspelled on editions of his translation as "Jarvis." ESTC T59882. The portrait of Cervantes by G. Kent, engraved by George Vertue, is opposite to the first page of the 90-page "Life of Michael de Cervantes Saavedra", dated 1738 in Volume I. Condition: Bindings excellent with a few very light scratches. Very few instances of light foxing or soiling, some light offsetting from plates, clean text and illustrations with almost no spotting, a nice example overall.
Published by London, 1742
Seller: James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA., LEICESTER, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hard Cover. First Edition. The Life and Exploits of the Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote de la Mancha. Translated from the Original Spanish of Miguel Cervantes de Saavedra. By Charles Jarvis, Esq; In Two Volumes. London: Printed for J. and R. Tonson in the Strand, and R. Dodsley in Pall-Mall, 1742. First Edition of the English translation of Don Quixote by Charles Jervas (1675-1739), published posthumously in 1742 and, due to a printer's error, known as the "Jarvis translation." Two large quarto volumes. xxiii, [1, blank], [8], [xxv]-xxxii, vi, [2], 90, [12], 355, [1, blank]; xii, 388 pages. "The Life" with separate title page dated 1738, Engraved frontispiece portrait of Cervantes by George Vertue after William Kent (signed: G. Kent) and 68 engraved plates by G. Vander Gucht after J. Vanderbank, with the portrait of Cervantes by George Virtue after Richard Kent. This copy with the rare "A Supplement to the Translator's Preface," more commonly known as "A Dissertation on the Origin of Books of Chivalry," by William Warburton bound after "The Translator's Preface" in Volume I. Copies with this Supplement are noted elsewhere as being "Second Issue". Contemporary calf gilt with red morocco spine labels titled in gilt. Former owner's neat, book-plate to each volume. Entirely original with no repair or restoration. Reasonably strong hinges given the age of these 2 volumes. General shelf wear, infrequent spotting, offsetting from engravings, but overall about VG. "Undoubtedly one of the noblest sets of engravings ever executed for Don Quixote" (Ashbee 39). The author and painter's most ambitious literary undertaking, this translation of was published posthumously in 1742 is frequently reprinted, and "generally acknowledged as being close in spirit to the original." (ODNB). Photographs/scans available upon request.