Cervantes, Don Quixote, Madrid, Ibarra, 1780, 4 volumes, modern red morocco gilt

CERVANTES SAAVEDRA, MIGUEL DE
El ingenioso hildalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Madrid: Joaquin Ibarra, 1780

4 volumes, 4to (284 x 206mm.), 4 engraved frontispieces, engraved initials, head- and tailpieces, engraved portrait of the author, folding engraved map, 31 engraved plates, fine modern red morocco gilt in period style by Angulo y Jimenez, gilt edges. matching slipcases, occasional light staining, small repaired tear to O4 in vol.1

LITERATURE:
Palau 52024; Cohen-De Ricci 218-19 ("Magnifique édition comme typographie et comme ornamentation")

Condition Report:
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.

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