Lot 918
M. de Cervantes Saavedra, Oeuvres diverses. 8 vol. Amsterdam 1768.
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€ 1.000
Starting Price
€ 650
Lot:
918
Category:
Literature from the 17th to 19th century
Cervantes Saavedra, Michel de: Oeuvres diverses. 8 vol. Amsterdam a. Leipzig: Arkstée & Merkus 1768. 18 x 11 cm. With an engraved portrait on the front cover, 8 engraved title vignettes, 1 engraved half-title page, and 67 copper plates. Red morocco, 5 bands, circa 1900, with title on the spine, gilt spine, fillets on the covers, border on the inner edges, gilt edges; signed: “Hardy Menne”
(Minor signs of age and wear. One loose leaf.)
Cohen/Ricci 217 ff. The first six volumes contain *Histoire de l'admirable Don Quichotte de la Mancha*; the remaining two volumes contain Nouvelles. In addition to the series of illustrations by Folkéma & Fokke after Coypel (portrait and 31 plates) listed by Cohen/Ricci, Don Quichotte also includes another series by Folkéma (24 copper engravings). The two volumes of short stories contain a series of illustrations by Folkéma (portrait and 11 plates). - Previous owners: Octave Comte de Béhague, Robert Hoe, and Lucius Wilmerding. This copy is listed in Cohen/Ricci. Ex libris by R. Hoe on the inside cover.
(Minor signs of age and wear. One loose leaf.)
Cohen/Ricci 217 ff. The first six volumes contain *Histoire de l'admirable Don Quichotte de la Mancha*; the remaining two volumes contain Nouvelles. In addition to the series of illustrations by Folkéma & Fokke after Coypel (portrait and 31 plates) listed by Cohen/Ricci, Don Quichotte also includes another series by Folkéma (24 copper engravings). The two volumes of short stories contain a series of illustrations by Folkéma (portrait and 11 plates). - Previous owners: Octave Comte de Béhague, Robert Hoe, and Lucius Wilmerding. This copy is listed in Cohen/Ricci. Ex libris by R. Hoe on the inside cover.