Don Quixote De La Mancha ~ Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra ~ Illus Mueller ~ Hc

by Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra

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Please note that at this time, the post office is VERY VERY slow and if you need this by a specific time, you'll need to select Priority Mail or it may take a couple weeks or longer to get there. I know it's more expensive, but it's the only way to insure a quick delivery... NO RISK PURCHASE! See Below** DON QUIXOTE THE LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB ca. 1950 TWO-VOLUME NUMBERED FINE PRESS EDITION — SET #527 OF 1500 Don Quixote is one of the foundational works of modern Western literature and one of the most influential novels ever written. Miguel de Cervantes created the unforgettable story of Alonso Quixano, an aging gentleman so consumed by tales of chivalry that he reinvents himself as the knight Don Quixote and sets out with his wonderfully practical squire Sancho Panza to restore honor, justice and adventure to the world. The result moves effortlessly between broad comedy, satire, fantasy, melancholy and remarkably perceptive observations about human nature, illusion and reality. Its episodes, especially Don Quixote tilting at windmills, have become part of the cultural vocabulary more than four centuries later. For it's initial release, Cervantes published Don Quixote in two parts, ten years apart — Part One in 1605 and Part Two in 1615 — so there is something particularly appropriate about the Limited Editions Club presenting the complete work in two substantial volumes. For this edition, the two books were issued together as one numbered set, but the format still reflects the

• Year: 1941
• Condition: Good

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