Lot no. 25
CERVANTES (Miguel de)
Paris, Delongchamps, 1825.
The Story of the Admirable Don Quixote of La Mancha.
6 vols. in-8 (20.6 x 12.5 cm), caramel-coloured calfskin, with a decorative frame design on the covers and a large central diamond embossed in relief, enhanced with gilt dots and smoke-black fillets, spine with raised bands decorated with gilt motifs, brown title and volume number labels, pebbled edges (Brigandat).
6 etched frontispieces after Devéria.
The first volume is preceded by a *Geographical Vocabulary of Spain and Portugal*, followed by an *Itinerary of these two kingdoms* by Depping (Paris: Guillaume, Masson, 1823). This volume is illustrated with a large copper-engraved map, enhanced with watercolour and folded.
Bindings slightly worn: spines rubbed, some split, corners blunt, chips to the caps. Some slight foxing.
Provenance: Duke of Mouchy (heraldic bookplate, with library call number).
See original version (French) Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
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About the sale09/22/2026
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