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CERVANTES, Miguel de (1547-1616)

Lot 21
21.11.2022 12:00UTC +00:00
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€ 21 420
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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Lot 21 | CERVANTES, Miguel de (1547-1616)
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€ 6 000 – 8 000
CERVANTES, Miguel de (1547-1616). El ingenioso hildalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha...Nueva edicion corregida por la Real Academia Española. Madrid : Joaquin Ibarra, 1780.

Exemplaire en maroquin rouge de l'époque, aux armes du Tsar Paul Ier (1754-1801) et de son épouse l'impératrice Marie Féodorovna (1759-1828), de cette superbe édition, publiée sous les auspices de la Real Academia Española. Le texte est établi d'après les éditions du début du XVIIe siècle. Des caractères sont fondus spécialement pour cette édition ; le meilleur papier et les meilleurs dessinateurs et graveurs d'Espagne sont choisis pour y prendre part. Pour le meilleur rendu possible, sans cuvette, l'éditeur fait imprimer les planches sur des feuillets de format plus important que l'ouvrage - lorsque les feuillets sont rognés, la cuvette disparaît. Cohen-de Ricci, col. 218-219 ; Brunet, I, col. 1749 "chef d'oeuvre typographique....les gravures sont presque toujours sans la lettre, et l'on prétend même que les épreuves où la lettre se trouve sont les premières tirées" ;Graesse, II, p. 106 : "chef d'oeuvre typographique, illustré par des gravures de la main des meilleurs artistes espagnols".

4 vol. grand in-4 (295 x 214 mm). 1 portrait de Cervantès, 1 carte dépliante avec parcours de Don Quichotte en fin du t.I, 4 frontispices et 29 planches gravées hors texte. Lettrines, bandeaux et culs-de-lampe. Reliure de l'époque en maroquin rouge, aux armes du tsar Paul Ier et de l'impératrice Maria Féodorovna, roulette florale en encadrement des plats, dos à nerfs, caissons ornés, pièce de titre et tomaison de maroquin vert, tranches dorées et ciselées.

A very attractive copy of this most famous illustrated edition, bound at the time in red morocco with the gilt arms of Emperor Paul I of Russia and Empress consort Maria Feodorovna.
Place of origin:Spain
Auction house category:Books
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