CERVANTES [Cerwantes] Saavedra Miguel de
DON QUIXOTE OF MANCHA
translation by W. Zakrzewski
illustracya Tony Johhannot
Warsaw, 1855, Published by S. H. Merzbach the Bookseller; in the series Treasury of European Writing Masterpieces; pp. [2], 239; illustrations in the text; double-spaced text; format 20 x 29 cm
Don Quixote of La Mancha recounts the fate of a nobleman who falls into madness under the influence of chivalric romance and sets out into the world as a misguided knight, carried by an inherent noble desire to help people and defend the weakest.
Edition richly illustrated with woodcut engravings in the text.
Uncommon!
HARDCOVER FULL CONTEMPORARY LEATHER, DECORATIVE SPINE, COVERS BORDERED IN GILT. DECORATIVE MARBLED PAPER ON FACINGS, PAGE EDGES STAINED
Condition DB/BDB some discoloration, browning of paper
