Engravings, Illustrative of Don Quixote, from pictures

by Robert Smirke by Miquel de Cervantes, Robert Smirke

$6,000 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller

Signed

The earliest state of the plates, one of a few copies thus issued, for the publisher’s edition of 1818. 2 leaves Title, plus Table of plates + 74 plates 26 vignettes and 48 illustrations after drawings by Robert Smirke, engraved by E. Engleheart, R. Goldiing, A. Raimbach, J. Scott, C. Warren, J. Mitan, Finden, C. Armstrong, et. al. PROOFS BEFORE LETTERS ON INDIA PAPER signed and dated in the print, mounted to folio sheets. One plate, No. 11, is

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