The Life and Exploits of the Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote de la Mancha . . . To Which is Prefixed a Life of the Author [Volume I]

Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de [Charles Jarvis, translator)

Published by S. A. and H. Oddy, Oxford-Street [Printed by W. Lewis, Paternoster-Row], London, England, 1809

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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.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Life and Exploits of the Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote de la Mancha . . . To Which is Prefixed a Life of the Author [Volume I]
• Publisher: S. A. and H. Oddy, Oxford-Street [Printed by W. Lewis, Paternoster-Row], London, England
• Publication Date: 1809
• Binding: Full-Leather
• Edition: First Thus.
• Condition: Good
• Book Type: Book
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