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Don Quixote illustrated by Berthold Mahn
Original title : CERVANTES Don Quichotte illust-B.Mahn
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- Vellum
- 42 plates
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Five-volume edition of Miguel de CERVANTES' classic, translated by Francis de Miomandre and illustrated by Berthold Mahn. Paris: Union Latine d'Editions, 1935. Octavo format in half-leather binding with gilt corners, gilt edges (minor wear to headcaps), well-preserved interior. Includes numerous vignettes, tailpieces, 42 plates (8 in color), and a facsimile of historical documents. Volume V features a biography of Cervantes…
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- Vellum
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- 42 plates
Condition of this copy, as described by the bookseller
- gilt edges (minor wear to headcaps)
Bookseller’s description
Five-volume edition of Miguel de CERVANTES' classic, translated by Francis de Miomandre and illustrated by Berthold Mahn. Paris: Union Latine d'Editions, 1935. Octavo format in half-leather binding with gilt corners, gilt edges (minor wear to headcaps), well-preserved interior. Includes numerous vignettes, tailpieces, 42 plates (8 in color), and a facsimile of historical documents. Volume V features a biography of Cervantes by Mariano Tomás. Printed on fine vellum paper. A museum-quality piece.
The bookseller’s original description (in French)
• · CERVANTES (Miguel de)
Don Quichotte de la Manche. Traduit par Francis de Miomandre. Illustré par Berthold Mahn.
Paris, Union Latine d'Editions, 1935. 5 vol. in-8° carré, reliure demi-cuir à coins, têtes dorées (petites usures en coiffes), intérieur bien conservé. Nombreuses vignettes d'en-tête et culs-de-lampe de Berthold Mahn reproduits en fac-similé et 42 figures hors-texte dont 8 en couleurs, XVII-306 pp. et 1 fac-similé hors-texte d'autographes et de documents historiques qui font de cette édition une véritable pièce de musée ; (3) ff., 326 pp., (1) f.; (3) ff., 367 pp., (1) p.; (3) ff., 375 pp., (2) pp. XIV pp., (1) f., 238 pp., 14 planches hors-texte dont 1 portrait et 13 fac-similés Belle édition illustrée par Berthold Mahn, enrichi d'une notice publicitaire de 5 ff & d'une carte en couelur. Le tome V comprend la Vie de Cervantès (par Mariano Tomas) traduite par Francis de Miomandre. Agréable exemplaire sur vélin chiffon.
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