DON QUIXOTE: ML #174, BALLOON CLOTH, FIRST MODERN LIBRARY EDITION, 1930

CERVANTES, de MIGUEL, Written by (1547-1616) Spanish Novelist, Poet, and Playwright; OZELL's Revision of Translation by Peter Motteux; Intro by Herschel Brickell

Published by New York: Modern Library Edition. FIRST MODERN LIBRARY EDITION, Autumn 1930, 185 Titles Listed on Back of DJ.

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RARE (Beloved Story) CLASSIC BOOK WITH RARER SURVIVING WUYTS PICTORIAL DJ. WUYTS DJ unclipped (95 cents); covered in mylar; light chipping on corners and top and bottom spine edges; tanning (scan shows as white but is orange and beige); Per Scot Kamins: Has Goethe, Faust, does not list Conrad, Lord Jim, making this Autumn 1930. BOOK is covered in blue balloon cloth with Binding #5; Kent endpapers; dark green topstain; pages tanned. ABOUT THE STORY: This is CERVANTES magnum opus: Don Quixote, considered to be the first modern European novel, is a classic of Western literature, and is regarded amongst the best works of fiction ever written (Wiki). It follows the adventures of Alonso Quixano, an hidalgo who reads so many chivalric novels that he decides to set out to revive chivalry, under the name Don Quixote. He recruits a simple farmer, Sancho Panza, as his squire, who often employs a unique, earthly wit in dealing with Don Quixote's rhetorical orations on antiquated knighthood. Seller Inventory # 398

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Title: DON QUIXOTE: ML #174, BALLOON CLOTH, FIRST ...

Publisher: New York: Modern Library Edition. FIRST MODERN LIBRARY EDITION, Autumn 1930, 185 Titles Listed on Back of DJ.

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition