The Life and Exploits of the ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote de la Mancha. Translated from the Original Spanish…by Charles Jarvis
by Miguel Cervantes De Saavedra
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First edition
1742. Engraved frontis. port. of Cervantes by Virtue, several engraved head-pieces, & 67 engraved plates. xxiii, 8 , xxv -xxxii, vi, 2 , 90, 14 first leaf a blank , 355 pp.; xii, 388 pp. Two vols. Large 4to, cont. speckled calf joints very expertly repaired , spines gilt, brown & green morocco lettering pieces on spines. London: J. & R. Tonson & R. Dodsley, 1742. First edition of this esteemed translation and a wonderful association copy; this
- Binding: Leather
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