Lot 75
Cervantès Saavedra (Miguel de) The History of the valorous and vvitty-knight-errant, Don-Quixote, of the Mancha, second edition in English, Printed by Richard Hodgkinsonne, for Andrew Crooke, 1652.
Hammer Price: £2,000
Description
Cervantès Saavedra (Miguel de) The History of the valorous and vvitty-knight-errant, Don-Quixote, of the Mancha, [translated by Thomas Shelton], 2 parts in 1, second edition in English, both titles with a pair of woodcut ornaments, woodcut head-pieces and decorative initials, contemporary ink lettering to upper margin of title, lacking final blank, burn hole within text of R3&4, with loss of a number of letters on both ff., 2P4 torn at foot within final 2 lines of text, with loss of a few letters recto and verso, a few ff. with minor worm traces in lower margin, trimmed at head, affecting some headlines, some spotting or foxing, occasional staining (including first title), lightly browned, 20th century vellum, gilt, flat spine in compartments and with red morocco label, some staining, lightly soiled, [Wing C1776], small folio, Printed by Richard Hodgkinsonne, for Andrew Crooke, 1652.
⁂ Shelton's translation of 1612 was the first to be published in any language.
Description
Cervantès Saavedra (Miguel de) The History of the valorous and vvitty-knight-errant, Don-Quixote, of the Mancha, [translated by Thomas Shelton], 2 parts in 1, second edition in English, both titles with a pair of woodcut ornaments, woodcut head-pieces and decorative initials, contemporary ink lettering to upper margin of title, lacking final blank, burn hole within text of R3&4, with loss of a number of letters on both ff., 2P4 torn at foot within final 2 lines of text, with loss of a few letters recto and verso, a few ff. with minor worm traces in lower margin, trimmed at head, affecting some headlines, some spotting or foxing, occasional staining (including first title), lightly browned, 20th century vellum, gilt, flat spine in compartments and with red morocco label, some staining, lightly soiled, [Wing C1776], small folio, Printed by Richard Hodgkinsonne, for Andrew Crooke, 1652.
⁂ Shelton's translation of 1612 was the first to be published in any language.