CERVANTES (Miguel de). El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quixote de l - Lot 110

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CERVANTES (Miguel de). El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quixote de l - Lot 110
CERVANTES (Miguel de). El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Madrid, don joaquin ibarra, académia reale, 1780. 2 parts in 4 volumes in-4 (297 x 233 mm). Cherry red morocco, 2 sets of 3 gilt fillets on the boards, gilt corner fleurons, gilt vase in the centre, inner tooth, spine decorated with fillets and fleurons, green morocco parts, gilt edges (Binding of the period). The most beautiful illustrated edition of Don Quixote, given by the Royal Academy of Madrid. Portrait of the author after Del Castillo, 2 frontispieces by Carnicero and Arquitecto, repeated, 14 vignettes, 22 headpieces and lettering, 20 caps, a folding map, and 31 figures by Barranco, Brunette, Del Castillo, Ferro and Gil, engraved by Ballester, Barcelon, Fabregat... The figures are before the letter, as often in this edition. A VERY FINE COPY BOUND IN SPANISH FULL MOROCCO. STRONG CONDITION RARE. Ex-libris Pierre Briquet. One of the finest booksellers of his time and the best specialist of 18th century books.
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