CERVANTES SAAVEDRA (MIGUEL DE)El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha, 4 vol., 2 (of 4) engraved frontispieces, 31 engraved plates by Antonio Carnicero Joseph Castillo, Bernardo Barranco, Joseph Brunete, engraved folding map, with most of the original tissue-guards, engraved head- and tail-pieces, some light damp-staining and occasional foxing especially at end of volumes 1 and 2, early twentieth century dark green morocco gilt, g.e., housed in matching slipcases, light shelf-wear [Cohen de Ricci 218-219; Palau 52024; PMM 111.], 4to (292 x 217mm.), Madrid, Joaquin Ibarra, 1780FootnotesThe best Spanish edition of Cervantes' "sweeping panorama of Spanish society" (PMM). First published in 1605, Don Quixote gained immediate popularity in Spain for its "variety, liveliness, and gibes at the famous" (PMM). Cervantes' universal portrayal of the human condition became "one of those universal works which are read by all ages at all times" (PMM). The Ibarra edition, illustrated by artists from the Academia de San Fernando and overseen by Cervantes scholar Vincente de los Ríos, became the preferred edition in Spain when it appeared in 1780. The edition is also recognized for the specially designed type, a monument to the golden age of Spanish typography.
CERVANTES SAAVEDRA (MIGUEL DE)El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha, 4 vol., 2 (of 4) engraved frontispieces, 31 engraved plates by Antonio Carnicero Joseph Castillo, Bernardo Barranco, Joseph Brunete, engraved folding map, with most of the original tissue-guards, engraved head- and tail-pieces, some light damp-staining and occasional foxing especially at end of volumes 1 and 2, early twentieth century dark green morocco gilt, g.e., housed in matching slipcases, light shelf-wear [Cohen de Ricci 218-219; Palau 52024; PMM 111.], 4to (292 x 217mm.), Madrid, Joaquin Ibarra, 1780FootnotesThe best Spanish edition of Cervantes' "sweeping panorama of Spanish society" (PMM). First published in 1605, Don Quixote gained immediate popularity in Spain for its "variety, liveliness, and gibes at the famous" (PMM). Cervantes' universal portrayal of the human condition became "one of those universal works which are read by all ages at all times" (PMM). The Ibarra edition, illustrated by artists from the Academia de San Fernando and overseen by Cervantes scholar Vincente de los Ríos, became the preferred edition in Spain when it appeared in 1780. The edition is also recognized for the specially designed type, a monument to the golden age of Spanish typography.
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