Le Don Quichotte /
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616)
Category
Books
Date
1822
Materials
Place of origin
Paris
Collection
Lacock, Wiltshire
NT 3185744
Summary
Bibliographic description
4 v., [13] leaves of plates, ([1] folded) : ill., map ; 8vo. Imperfect: all volumes lack preliminary half-title leaf. Provenance: nineteenth century armorial bookplate on blue paper with crest depicting a lion statant with tail extended and the Talbot motto "Prest d'accomplir" on front pastedown to all volumes. Binding: nineteenth century half blind-tooled calf with marbled paper covers; gilt tooling, gilt tooled title label reading "Don Quichotte" and volume numbers on spine; text block edges sprinkled red and brown.
Makers and roles
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616)