Sold by Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
AbeBooks Seller since September 24, 2003
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Eighteenth century finely bound example of Cervantesâ masterpiece â which is to Spanish literature what Shakespeare is to Englishâ (Bloom). Duodecimo, four volumes, bound in full uniform contemporary limp parchment, woodcut title page vignettes, illustrated with woodcuts throughout. In very good condition. Housed in two custom board book boxes with morocco spine fronts. Ownership inscriptions to the front pastedowns of the first two volumes. From the collection of Ken Rapoport with his ownership plates to the front pastedowns of each volume. An exceptional presentation. "Cervantes' great, ironical, romantic story is written in a style so noble, so nervous, so humane, so branded with reality that, as the wise critic has said, the mere touch and impact of it puts courage into our veinsâ ¦ Not to have ever opened itâ ¦ is to have missed being present at one of the 'great gestures' of the undying, unconquerable spirit of humanity" (Powys, 27). Widely regarded as "the first modern novel", Cervantes' masterpiece was first published in two parts in 1605 and 1615. This, the first known edition of the first part of Don Quixote printed in Barcelona, was printed by Bautista Sorita for three different Barcelona booksellers: Miguel Gracián, Juan Simà n and Rafael Vives. The second part was printed simultaneously in 1617 by Sebastián Matevad for the same booksellers making the two parts combined the first complete edition of Don Quixote, though just as the two parts were usually bound separately, they are now found typically found separately when they seldom appear.
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