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Auction archive: Lot number 128

The History of the Valorous and Witty Knight-Errant Don Quixote of the Mancha.

Estimate
US$300 - US$500
Price realised:
US$228
Auction archive: Lot number 128

The History of the Valorous and Witty Knight-Errant Don Quixote of the Mancha.

Estimate
US$300 - US$500
Price realised:
US$228
Beschreibung:

Title: The History of the Valorous and Witty Knight-Errant Don Quixote of the Mancha. Author: Cervantes, Miguel de Saavedra. Place: New York Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons Date: 1906 Description: 4 volumes. Illustrated with plates by Daniel Vierge. Introduction by Royal Cortissoz. (Large 8vo) original red cloth, paper spine labels, top edges gilt. No. 927 of of 845 copies on paper. Daniel Vierge (1851–1904) was a Spanish-born French illustrator who, with the photo-engraver Gillot, revolutionized the reproduction of illustrations. In 1882 the publication of his edition of Francisco de Quevedo's Historia de la vida del Buscón llamado don Pablos (The Life Story of a Swindler Called Don Pablos) brought the technique of photo-reproduction to a high level of finish. Prior to that time, most artists and engravers had been forced to rely on tracings and other manual methods which often resulted in interpretations of the artists' works. He was never prolific and suffered a stroke at the age of 30, which forced him to learn to draw with his left hand. He died at the age of 53. He was an important influence on Edmund Dulac and Arthur Rackham Lot Amendments Condition: Light wear; limitation leaf partially detached in first volume; very good. Item number: 273949

Auction archive: Lot number 128
Auction:
Datum:
11 Aug 2016
Auction house:
PBA Galleries
1233 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
United States
pba@pbagalleries.com
+1 (0)415 9892665
+1 (0)415 9891664
Beschreibung:

Title: The History of the Valorous and Witty Knight-Errant Don Quixote of the Mancha. Author: Cervantes, Miguel de Saavedra. Place: New York Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons Date: 1906 Description: 4 volumes. Illustrated with plates by Daniel Vierge. Introduction by Royal Cortissoz. (Large 8vo) original red cloth, paper spine labels, top edges gilt. No. 927 of of 845 copies on paper. Daniel Vierge (1851–1904) was a Spanish-born French illustrator who, with the photo-engraver Gillot, revolutionized the reproduction of illustrations. In 1882 the publication of his edition of Francisco de Quevedo's Historia de la vida del Buscón llamado don Pablos (The Life Story of a Swindler Called Don Pablos) brought the technique of photo-reproduction to a high level of finish. Prior to that time, most artists and engravers had been forced to rely on tracings and other manual methods which often resulted in interpretations of the artists' works. He was never prolific and suffered a stroke at the age of 30, which forced him to learn to draw with his left hand. He died at the age of 53. He was an important influence on Edmund Dulac and Arthur Rackham Lot Amendments Condition: Light wear; limitation leaf partially detached in first volume; very good. Item number: 273949

Auction archive: Lot number 128
Auction:
Datum:
11 Aug 2016
Auction house:
PBA Galleries
1233 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
United States
pba@pbagalleries.com
+1 (0)415 9892665
+1 (0)415 9891664
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