Mr John Oldmixon. The HISTORY OF THE MOST RENOWNED DON QUIXOTE OF MANCHA: AND HIS TRUSTY SQUIRE SANCHO PANCHA. Now made English according to the Humour of our Modern Language. And Adorned with several Copper Plates. By J.P. Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra [Half Leather Binding – First Edition]. London: Printed by Thomas Hodgkin, and sold by John Newton at the three Pigeons over against the Inner-Temple Gate in Fleet street., 1687.

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Condition: Good

Description: London: Printed by Thomas Hodgkin, and sold by John Newton at the three Pigeons over against the Inner-Temple Gate in Fleet street, 1687, First Edition. Recently rebound in half leather with marbled boards. Some worming throughout the volume mostly affecting the margin, worming to the title and subsequent pages affecting the text to page 23. Pencil annotation and crosses to the margins throughout. ONLY 5 of the 8 required plates in addition to the title page. Translated by John Phillips. With copper-engraved frontispiece & 5 of 8 copper-engraved plates, each bearing two images. Frontispiece and title page reinforced to the gutter. [18], 616, [3] pp. Signatures – A in gathering of 7 (3rd and 6th signed: A2), c in gathering of 2, B to R in gathering of 4, S in gathering of 3 (in gathering of 4 if plate included), T to Oo in gathering of 4, Pp in gathering of 3, Qq to Iiii in gathering of 4, Kkkk in gathering of 2. A scarce and highly prized volume. This volume for sale online with a starting price at £12,000. Approximately 12 inches (31cm) tall. Condition Report Externally Spine – very good condition – attractive new spine with red title label and gilt titles, five raised gilt lined bands. Joints – very good condition – sound. Corners – very good condition. Boards – very good condition – marbled paper covered boards with leather quarters. Page edges – very good condition – red. See above and photos. Internally Hinges – very good condition – sound. Paste downs – very good condition – new. End papers – very good condition – new. Title – good condition – tanned and foxed, wormed to the top of the page, pencil annotation. Pages – good condition – tanned and foxed, worming throughout, mostly limited to the margins and not extensive, pencil crosses and annotation throughout, mostly to the margin. Binding – very good condition – attractive. See photos. Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 1687 Binding: Hardback

Seller: Louis88Books (Members of the PBFA), Andover, United Kingdom

Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de. The History of the Most Renowned Don Quixote of Mancha: And his Trusty Squire Sancho Pancha. Now Made English according to the Humour of our Modern Language. And Adorned with several Copper Plates. Printed by Tho. Hodgkin, and are to be sold by John Newton, London, 1687.

Price: US$14375.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First Illustrated Edition in English. Folio. 18], 616 [i.e. 612], [3] pp. A7 (3rd and 6th l. signed: A2), c2, B-R4, S3, T-2O4, 2P3, 2Q-4I4, 4K2. Translated by John Phillips. With copper-engraved frontispiece & 8 copper-engraved plates, each bearing two images. 19th century full calf, spine tooled & lettered in gilt, gilt inner dentelles; bound by J. Larkin. Plain endpapers. A very good copy. Light rubbing to the calf, frontispiece and title page expertly and nearly invisibly inlaid in paper frames with no loss of text, two of the plates with fore-edges remargined; minor, mostly marginal, foxing and soiling within. Overall a very attractive copy in a lovely example of the binder's art. Laid in are two 19th century manuscript notes from the Rev. Samuel Martin Mayhew of St. Paul's Vicarage to a Mr. Hopkins discussing the volume and translation. .

Seller: Thorn Books, ABAA, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.