Don Quixote
by De, Cervantes Miguel
Miguel De Cervantes (1547-1616) was born to a poor family in the town of Alcalá de Henares in Spain. After being educated in Madrid (where he was his schoolmaster's 'most beloved pupil') he went to Italy where it was not long before he volunteered for the army. Cervantes took part in the great naval battle of Lepanto (1571), when the Christian powers led by the Venetians defeated the Turks in the eastern Mediterranean. As a result he was wounded in the left hand which rendered it useless and earned him the title 'El Manco de Lepanto'. In 1575, while returning to Spain from another military expedition, he was captured by pirates and taken to Algiers as a prisoner. His captivity lasted for five long years during which he made repeated efforts to escape, firmly believing that 'one should risk one's life for honour and liberty'. When Cervantes was finally ransomed he returned to Spain, not to a hero's welcome as he expected, but to find himself with no money and apparently no future. He turned to writing for his livelihood, drawing on his experiences in prison and as a soldier for his stories and plays. His early works brought neither wealth nor fame but when the first part of Don Quixote was published in 1605 it proved to be an instant success. Translated into English in 1612 it has been one of the world's most popular and influential books ever since. Even with this, however, and the second part which was published in 1614, Cervantes did not become a rich man, but he did obtain for himself a patron and was thereafter able to devote himself fully to his writings.
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Don Quixote
by Miguel de Cervantes
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Don Quixote
by Miguel de Cervantes
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London: Flame Tree Press, 2019. New. Abridged version. The unread book is tight and square with solid hinges and binding, good tips, and clean unmarred boards. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. Sliver endpapers. No dustjacket, as issued. 543 pages. 6 1/4" X 9" tall.
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The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha
by Miguel de Cervantes
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Full brown debossed cloth with gilt particulars to spine and covers. Scarce Schoff illustrated edition. Minor foxing to first few pages affecting frontispiece with tissue guard. The usual toning from frontispiece to next page, as well as minor staining to occational edges not affecting text. Small ink notation to corner of title page (see image). Overall a clean tight copy… Read more about this item Item Price
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DON QUIXOTE: THE INGENIOUS GENTLEMAN OF LA MANCHA
by CERVANTES, Miguel de
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(Mexico): Limited Editions Club, 1950. Hardcover. Bookplate on the front pastedown of each volume; spines slightly darkened. Near Fine in a Near Fine slipcase. Edy Legrand. Two small folio volumes (8-3/4" x 12-1/4") bound in yellow cloth-backed marbled paper boards. An attractive printing of what is considered to be the first novel. Translated by John Ormsby with a… Read more about this item Item Price
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Don Quixote
by Cervantes, Miguel De (Saavedra ) Grossman, Edith (Trans)
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NY: Ecco, 2003. 7th printing; 940 clean, unmarked pages Introduction by Harold Bloom; . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8 vo. Item Price
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Don Quixote (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket)
by De Cervantes, Miguel
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Don Quixote de la Mancha
by Miguel de Cervantes
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The Clever Gentleman Sir Quixote of La Mancha, written by Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, was originally published in two parts, in 1605 and 1615. It is the most important work to come out of Spain, is considered the first 'modern novel', and is considered by some to be the greatest literary work ever written.
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Don Quixote
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New York: Ecco [0-06-018870-7] 2003. (Hardcover) 940pp. Very good plus in near fine dust jacket. Notes. The spine lightly bumped at top and bottom. "Edith Grossman's definitive English translation of the Spanish masterpiece. Widely regarded as the world's first modern novel, and one of the funniest and most tragic books ever written, Don Quixote… Read more about this item Item Price
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Don Quixote de la Mancha (first part)
by Miguel de Cervantes
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Illustrated Modern Library hardcover edition in acetate dust jacket; slipcase is missing; color illustrations by Salvador Dali; text is the first part of Don Quixote translated by Peter Motteux; no prior owner marks; little age tone; tight bind; cover has rub wear panel edges and at spine ends (card stock visible at corner tips); bright gilt spine titling; dj has… Read more about this item Item Price
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Don Quijote :
by Cervantes, Miguel De
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A German ed. good hardcover (leather-bound spine), signs of wear on covs. & spines as in image, text/block tight clean with staining on top right corner of 1st, vol. 836p. 12x9,5cm. 300gr.
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Adventures of Don Quixote De La Mancha
by Miguel De Cervantes
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London: G. Routledge & Co, 1858. Hardcover. Good. Adventures of Don Quixote De La Mancha" by Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra. Translated by Charles Jarvis. Published by G. Routledge & Co., London, 1858. Illustrated by John Gilbert. Measures 4.75" x 7.25", 605 pages. Half-bound in calf over marbled boards with marbled edges, paste-downs and endpapers. Title and decorations stamped… Read more about this item Item Price
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Adventures of Don Quixote De La Mancha
by Miguel De Cervantes
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New York: Leavitt & Allen Bros, 1870. Hardcover. Fair. Adventures of Don Quixote De La Mancha" by Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra. Translated by Charles Jarvis. Two volumes in one. Published by Leavitt & Allen Bros., New York, no date given, circa 1870's. Illustrated by Tony Johannot. Measures 5.75" x 9.25". The book is in fair condition. Rubbing to… Read more about this item Item Price
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Don Quixote (Modern Library Giants, 15.2)
by Miguel De Cervantes
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Modern Library, 1950 2008-10-19. Hardcover. Very Good. Very Good to Like New Condition !!! This is a First or Very Early Edition Hardcover book from 1950 by Random House's Modern Library. The Dust Jacket shows wear and has some tears. The book pages are in EXCELLENT condition. Picture is of the book… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Adventures of Don Quixote
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London and Melbourne: Ward, Lock & Co., Limited., c1929 . Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 6". Harry G. Theaker. A lovely illustrated edition of the epic tale of Don Quixote with colour plates. Illustrated edition of The Adventures of Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes in the original publisher's pictorial cloth.A lovely early twentieth century reprint… Read more about this item Item Price
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Don Quixote
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Paperback / softback. New. TRANSLATED BY EDITH GROSSMAN Widely regarded as the world's first modern novel, and one of the funniest and most tragic books ever written, Don Quixote chronicles the famous picaresque adventures of the noble knight-errant Don Quixote de La Mancha and his faithful squire, Sancho Panza, as they travel through sixteenth-century Spain. Item Price
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Don Quixote
by Miguel de Cervantes; Translated and adapted by Magda Bogin
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New York: Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 1991. 1st/1st. NF/NF. Translated and adapted by Magda Bogin. The large book is tight and square with solid hinges and binding. Clean marbled boards in darker shades of red and black with gilt lettering on the spine. Rubbing to corners. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Don Quixote (Classics of World Literature)
by Cervantes, Miguel de
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Don Quixote
by De Cervantes, Miguel
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Don Quixote
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Don Quixote
by Cervantes, Miguel
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Wordsworth Editions, 1999. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
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