07-20-201807-21-2018
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July 20, 2018 12:00 PMCalender
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Cervantes, Saavedra, Miguel de (1547-1616) The History of the Most Renowned Don Quixote of Mancha: and his Trusty Squire Sancho Pancha.

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Auction: Books & Manuscripts - 3117BLocation: BostonDate / Time: July 20, 2018 12:00PM

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Cervantes, Saavedra, Miguel de (1547-1616) The History of the Most Renowned Don Quixote of Mancha: and his Trusty Squire Sancho Pancha. London: Thomas Hodgkin, and are to be sold by John Newton at the three Pigeons over against the Inner-Temple Gate in Fleet-street, 1687. Folio, engraved frontispiece (torn with loss along inner margin, repaired),illustrated with eight additional full-page engravings (for a total of nine, including the frontis),English translation by John Phillips (1631-1706),some stains and tears to contents, bound in modern half leather with marbled paper boards, 12 x 7 in.

[eight preliminary leaves: frontis, typographical title, dedication (unsigned),Something instead of an Epistle to the Reader (A2),two unsigned leaves with dedicatory verses that begin: "Amadis de Gaul" and "The Unknown Knight," first two leaves of contents (A2 and unsigned)], c2, B-R4, S3, T-Z4, Aa-Oo4, Pp3, Qq-Zz4, Aaa-Zzz4, Aaaa-Iiii4.
http://estc.bl.uk/R25756
Estimate $4,000-6,000


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Keywords

John Phillips, John Newton, Thomas Hodgkin, Squire Sancho Pancha, Miguel de, London