{"product_id":"1871-rare-book-history-of-don-quixote-de-la-mancha-illustrated-by-gustave-dore","title":"1871 Rare Book - History of Don Quixote de la Mancha Illustrated by Gustave Dore","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha. From the Spanish of Cervantes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e New-York, Leavitt \u0026amp; Allen Bros., 1871.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Text in English.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8\" x 5\".\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e viii, 424 pages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good original green cloth binding, richly decorated in gilt and black to the upper board and spine, with blind-stamped ornament to the rear board. Light wear and rubbing to the extremities, with some wear to the upper spine and corners, as shown. Protected in a removable mylar cover. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContent:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good content, generally clean and tight, with light age-toning and occasional minor spotting. Gift note\/ownership inscription of a previous owner dated January 1872 on the first endpaper, as shown.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrations:\u003c\/strong\u003e Complete with six full-page black-and-white illustrations by Gustave Doré, including the frontispiece, protected by tissue guard.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEstimate:\u003c\/strong\u003e USD $250–$300.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe book:\u003c\/strong\u003e Attractive nineteenth-century American edition of \u003cem\u003eThe History of Don Quixote de la Mancha\u003c\/em\u003e, illustrated with six full-page plates by Gustave Doré. This edition presents Cervantes’ great comic and philosophical masterpiece in a handsome publisher’s green cloth binding, with bold gilt decoration and striking diagonal title panels on the front cover.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDoré’s illustrations bring a dramatic visual grandeur to the world of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza, capturing both the absurdity and the pathos of the knight’s adventures. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe author:\u003c\/strong\u003e Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra was the great Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright whose \u003cem\u003eDon Quixote\u003c\/em\u003e became one of the foundational works of modern fiction. First published in two parts in 1605 and 1615, the novel follows the adventures of an aging gentleman who, inspired by chivalric romances, reinvents himself as a knight-errant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe illustrator:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gustave Doré was one of the most celebrated illustrators of the nineteenth century, admired for his monumental interpretations of literary classics. His work for \u003cem\u003eDon Quixote\u003c\/em\u003e remains among his most memorable achievements, giving Cervantes’ characters a powerful blend of comedy, melancholy, and theatrical imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MFLIBRA - Antique Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48752590520569,"sku":null,"price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/3348\/files\/20260804donquixote_01.jpg?v=1785832813","url":"https:\/\/mflibra.com\/products\/1871-rare-book-history-of-don-quixote-de-la-mancha-illustrated-by-gustave-dore","provider":"MFLIBRA - Antique Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}