1716 DON QUIXOTE DE LA MANCHE 2 VOLS antique ILLUSTRATED RARE FRENCH EDITION

img{max-width:100%} NOUVELLES AVANTURES de l'admirable DON QUICHOTTE DE LA MANCHE compose'es par le Licencie Alonso Fernandez de Avellaneda: Et traduites de l'Espagnol ed Francois pour la premiere fois Paris: Compagnie des libraires, 1716 2 volumes , complete set [16], 447 [1]; [8], 509, [3] pp., engraved frontispiece in each volume Total 17 engraved plates (incl. frontispieces) by Antoine Clouzier (8 in vol. I and 9 in vol. II), woodcut initials, head- and tailpieces, Original calf, spines with 5 raised bands richly gilt in compartments and with red morocco labels lettered in gilt (labels are Volume VII and VIII, probably uniformly bound with other set) Very good condition, minor wear RARE SECOND EDITION of the French translation of Avellaneda's spurious second part of Don Quichotte (first edition: Paris 1704). Translated by Alain Rene Lesage, with substantial alterations in Fernandez de Avellaneda's text (c.f. Barcelona. Biblioteca Central. Catalog de la col-leccio cervantica, 1916, v. 1, no. 161 and Leopoldo Rius y de Llosellas, Bibliografia critica, de la obras de Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, 1895-1905, v. 2, p. 291-293). Cushing's Cervantes library only has volume I. According to OCLC/Worldcat sets are present at Lille University, Paris Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris Sorbonne, 3 in the Netherlands (Amsterdam, Leiden, Den Haag), 2 in Germany (Hannover and Karlsruhe) and one in Denmark. None of these copies is listed as having frontispieces Size 4 by 6 1/2" Text in French ========================================= Please see my other auctions Thank You Refund Policy: We will issue a FULL REFUND, 100% money back if you are not satisfied with your purchase. Items must be returned to us within 20 days in order to receive a refund or replacement. Buyer is responsible for shipping costs. Powered by SixBit's eCommerce Solution