Life Exploits Don Quixote Mancha by Miguel Cervantes Saavedra Charles Jarvis (61 results)

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Leather. Condition: Fair. Reprint. The Life and Exploits of Don Quixote de la Mancha - in Four Volumes - VOLUME 2 ONLY. Translated from the original Spanish of Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, by Charles Jarvis. Includes extra-illustrated title page, plus frontispiece (with large closed tear). Oddly, extra-illustrated title page is dated 1827, whereas title page is dated 1828. Small volume. Bound in contemporary brown calf leather, faded gilt lettering & gilt design to spine. NOTE: A FAIR COPY ONLY. Front & rear boards both detached (but present), much handling wear, binding lightly cracked in middle, mild foxing & faint staining, former owner's ink name to title page & fore-edge of book block, frontispiece torn, otherwise a clean solid leatherbound copy. 264pp. SB-93.

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Condition: Fair. 1902. No edition remarks. 614 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Pages are heavily tanned with heavy foxing. Notable cracking to front hinge, however binding remains firm. Boards have light edgewear with corner crushing and notable marking to boards. Heavy tanning to spine, notable loss to head of spine. Mild water stains and droplets to surfaces.

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Condition: New. pp. 562.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. W H Robinson (illustrator). Some wear to covers and spine, mainly edges and corners, corners a little bumped and worn, top and bottom of spine a little bumped and worn, spine a little faded, internally in good condition, pages crisp and clear but browning, award plaque to a previous owners on front end paper.

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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. With ingenious humor and detailed historical context, this book tells the tale of a man named Don Quixote who reads so many chivalric novels that he decides to become a knight and sets out to right the wrongs of the world. Along the way, he is joined by his faithful squire, Sancho Panza, and the two embark on a series of misadventures that both mock and pay homage to the conventions of chivalry. The book explores themes of idealism, reality, and the power of storytelling, ultimately becoming one of the most important and influential works of Western literature. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. FAIR /NO DUST JACKET. Vol. I only of four volumes. cxlv, 371 pp. Text unmarked except for name of former owner at bottom of title page. Foxed throughout. Illustrated with frontispiece portrait of Cervantes, map of Spain folded and bound in, and four full page engraved illustrations in the text. Brown leather boards, scuffed and worn, both boards detached, spine cover missing, only cardboard spine remaining, edges rubbed, corners worn to boards. Text block intact and firm.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Volume two only. Hardcover. Bound in 3/4 leather with (fairly worn) marbled paper over boards, which are partially exposed where paper has worn. Gilt lettering on black title labels on spine. Title labels just a bit chipped along bottom edges. Front hinge is split at foot of spine (about one inch). Binding remains secure. Faint scribbling to front free endpaper. Illustrated by George Cruikshank (including a handsomely decorated title page). 393 pages. A bit of smudging to pages here and there, but they remain in good, clean reading condition overall. A scarce volume in any condition. Please email with questions or to request a few photos.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Robinson, W. Heath (illustrator). First Edition. 1925 Hardcover First thus edition published by Dodd, Mead & company in red cloth covered boards with gold gilt lettering and a gold silhouette of the Don tilting at windmills on the front cover. Translated from the original Spanish by Charles Jarvis. Very Good- condition. Includes 16 illlustrated by W. Heath Robinson. Bumped corners show some wear and fraying. Spine ends are a bit worn as well; otherwise the covers are in good shape. The binding is tight. The interior pages are unmarked. Small abrasion to the half-title page. The book will be carefully packaged for shipment using cardboard and or bubble wrap for protection. USPS electronic tracking number issued free of charge.

Revised Edition. 3 Volumes. Poor copies with the original boards retaining. Spine bands and panel edges worn. Minor scattered foxing. Text remains in fine condition; clear without blemish. Physical description: 3 Volumes. Notes: Volume 1, 2, and 4. Subjects: Spanish prose literature Classical period, 1500-1700 History and criticism.Spanish literature; Translations into English. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Good two volume set in original bindings. Illustrated with engraved plates (fold out map is missing). Three-quarter calf binding with gilt lettering to spine and marbled boards. Joints cracked and some loss to spines and ends bumped but overall bindings holding together very nicely. Engraved Title Page and full Title Page present in both volumes. Contents in generally very good condition with a few pages stained/ foxed. Original bookseller label to endpaper 'J. Moodie Miller, Bookseller, 2 Lindsay Place, Edinburgh.' .

Revised Edition. 3 Volumes. Poor copies with the original boards retaining. Spine bands and panel edges worn. Minor scattered foxing. Text remains in fine condition; clear without blemish. Physical description: 3 Volumes. Notes: Volume 1, 2, and 4. Subjects: Spanish prose literature Classical period, 1500-1700 History and criticism.Spanish literature; Translations into English. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Medium8vo, engraved frontispiece, cxlv, 371; ix, 412; xvi, 391; xii, 440, [viii - Miller Catalogue], [1 - Errata] p. Folding map, 19 guarded engraved plates complete plus the frontispiece and map. Contemporary brown full tree calf, gilt design around all boards, gilt lettered on red lettering pieces, marbled endpapers. Lacks the Vol. IV lettering pieces, some erosion of the calf at the tail of the joints, chipping to the head and tail of the Vol. I backstrip otherwise a set with near fine contents, all four half-titles present and armorial bookplates of William Horatio Crawford, Lakelands Cork on the front pastedowns. Crawford was the son of William Crawford who founded the brewing firm Beamish and Crawford alongside his friend William Beamish, and also established the Cork School of Art. William Horatio was famous for collecting fine books. The title continues: Translated from the original Spanish of Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, by Charles Jarvis, esq. Now carefully revised and corrected: with a new translation of the Spanish poetry. To which is prefixed a copious and new life of Cervantes; including a critique on the Quixote; also a chronological plan of the work.

Full-Leather. Condition: Good. First Thus. Original full tree calf boards, gilt-stamped decorated and ruled borders, gilt dentelled edges, decorated endpapers. Volume I only, of 2. Both boards detached but present, lacking back strip. Leather is rubbed along edges and joints, exposed at corners but quite restorable. [4 blanks] + xxiv + 570 pp. [lacking final leaf, pp. 571/572], illus. w/ engraved frontis. portrait of author, engraved title pg., 5 additional engraved plates [may lack one plate]. Notably, this copy includes the engraved foldout map bound in between introductory material (p. xxiv) and the first page of text (p. 1), hand-colored in pale yellow, green, and red, quite nicely preserved, showing only (2) 1/4" closed tears along fore-edge fold lines and (2) approx. 1/2" closed tears at binding tab. Interior is clean, and plates are fully intact. Scarce with map. Sold as is, WAF. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 2 volume set in 19th century bindings. Three quarters leather with marbled paper over boards. Front cover of the first volume is nearly detached. 572 pages. Engraved title page and portrait of Cervantes. Folding map present and in good condition opposite page xxiv. 6 additional plates. Volume 2 has been rebacked with the original leather laid down over the repair. Book opens very stiffly now. It clearly hasn't been read (or even much opened) since the repair was done. 623 pages. Engraved title page and 8 additional plages. Text blocks good and tight. Page edges good a square. Some foxing to the plates and a few of the pages. This is considered to be the first good translation of the work. Previous owner's name and address (California, 1917) on blank page added at the front when this binding was put on. Please email with questions or to request photos.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Three compact 12mos in light brown leather; gilt stamping on spine; frontispiece; contents; 242p (Vol. I); 244p (Vol. III); 291p (Vol. IV). Missing Vol II. A "75%" set of very portable adventures of Don Quixote, worthy of repair. Each volume includes two illustrations at title page. Vol I has a Translator's Preface, Supplement to the Translator's Preface, Life of Cervantes, and Author's Preface. Vol III and IV contain table of contents. Would make a handsome addition to any bookshelf with floral gilt spine titles still glowing. Well-loved copies in good to general (acceptable) condition and deserving of repair, with sturdy binding and strong illustrations; all copies show edgewear, age browning and bumping to corners, as well as noticeable vertical scratches to boards ( front boards of Vol I and IV and rear boards of Vol III). Front board of Vol I is detaching, and some early pages have small stain to middle of fore edge and pencil notes on rear pastedown; Vol III is quite tight with partly loose front endpaper and the slightest foxing to outer edges of leaves but is very readable and bright otherwise; Vol IV shows gaps in leather at hinge of spine both front and back, occasional spots on edges but else tight and clean.

Illustrated edition of 'Don Quixote' translated by the Irish author and translator, Charles Jervas. The translator's name was famously misprinted as 'Jarvis', meaning his translation of the classic story, which was still being printed over 200 years after the initial publication, is still referred to as the 'Jarvis edition'. Twenty illustrations including portrait frontispiece and a folding map. Missing one leaf in Volume I which contained the direction to the printer for the placement of the prints, missing one illustration; cxlvi, 372; x, 412; xvi, 392; xi, 440 [viii], 7 page publisher's catalogue at the rear. Bound in half red leather with marbled-papered-covered boards, marbled-paper endpapers. Octavo. Wear to leather particularly at hinges, slight splitting at top, corners bumped, wear to boards, occasional tears to some margins, not affecting text, lightly foxed, former owner's signature in neat blue ink to ffeps, a couple of marks to pages but generally clean and bright with clear text, bindings firm and square.

, Vol 1 - [4] lii [6] 280 [2], Vol 2 - [10] 311 [3], Vol 3 - [14] 300 [2], Vol 4 - [10] 355 [3], black and white frontispiece to Vol 1, 31 numbered black and white plates throughout Fourth Edition, thus , the books are rubbed at boards, corners and spines, spines are cracked and chipped at heads and tails, joints are cracked but boards held, Vol -1 gutter cracked at page 74/75, Vol 3 has a small amount of worming to upper endpaper, title page and first page of preface, Vol 3 has a partially detached lower board, all pages are a little foxed in places, light spotting throughout volumes, volume 4 is bound as volume 3 and visa versa, fair condition , quarter bound tan calf under marbled paper , 12mo, 17.5cm x 11cm Hardback ISBN:

Second edition with these illustrations by Issac Robert Cruikshank (misspelt Cruickshank on the engraved title pages). Two volumes. Publisher's original red-brown cloth with printed paper title labels to the spines. Page edges uncut. Complete with the half titles present in each volume. Illustrated with an engraved portrait frontispiece to volume one, additional engraved title pages to each volume and 25 full-page woodcut plates by Cruikshank. A very good set, the bindings square and firm with bumping to the corners and a couple of minor splits to the heads of the spines. The contents with a little cracking to the rear hinge of volume two, the engraved portrait frontispiece with a diagonal crease, a little raggedness to the edges and some spotting, light scattered foxing to the preliminary pages, and a neat contemporary previous owner's inscription to the title pages ("J: Waites - St: Johns Coll:-") are otherwise in very good order. A charming, unsophisticated set, uncommon thus. A nicely illustrated edition of Cervantes' classic work, often labelled as the first modern novel, first issued in this form in 1824 by Knight and Lacy of London. Like his father and more famous brother George (to which the present work is often misattributed), Issac Robert Cruikshank (1789-1856) was a pioneer in the history of comic illustration. The present work forms one of his most notable series of illustrations. Most appealing in the original cloth. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 2 volume set (complete) in slipcase. Both volumes in matching three quarters leather bindings (green leather with green cloth) by Riviere & Sons. Housed in a green boards slipcase. Books are in very good condition. Spines are faded two tones towards brown (from original green) from exposure to light. First signs of wear to the hinges showing now, but boards are all firmly attached. Top edge gilt. Bindings signed on verso of marbled endpapers. Pages clean and square, binding tight. Wide margins. Both volume have early 20th century bookplates tucked inside the front covers & rectangular smudges on the inside front covers where the paste has dried up and the bookplates have popped off. 572 pages and 623 pages. There are 7 plates in the first volume and 10 in the second (including frontis). A very attractive set of this early translation. The slipcase is the same green as the leather, but it is lightweight cardstock. Please email with questions or to request photos.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition of the Jervas translation. Two volume set. Contemporary mottled calf, five raised bands, gilt decorated compartments, titles in gilt to the spine. Bound with: 'The life of Michael de Cervantes Saavedra. Written by Don Gregorio Mayáns and Sisár' (the first English translation 1738); 'A supplement to the translator's preface' more commonly know as 'A dissertation on the origin of books of chivalry' by William Warburton; 'Advertisment concerning the Prints' by John Oldfield. Illustrated with a frontispiece and 67 copper plates engraved by Gerard van der Gucht from drawings by John Vanderbank and an additional frontispiece engraved by George Virtue after a drawing by G. Kent. Entirely original with no repairs or restoration, hinges fairly strong. Pages and engravings notably clean and bright, very few signs of foxing or handling marks. A Very Good set. More photographs can be supplied on request.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition of the lavishly illustrated presentation of the Spanish classic of Don Quixote! London: J. and R. Tonson and R. Dodsley, 1742. 4to, 2 volume set. 10.75" x 9". With engraved portrait of Cervantes and 68 fine engraved copperplates by Gerard Vander Gucht after drawings of John Vanderbank. xxiv, [8], xxv-xxxii, vi, [2], 90, [14], 355, [1]; xii, 388 pp.  Includes the reimpression of the Life of Cervantes, with title dated 1738. Bound here in modern 1/4 calf over marbled boards. The first edition of this translation by Jervas, here with the scarce 8-page "Supplement to the Translator's Preface" inserted between pages xxiv and xxv (not found in all copies; some call this a second issue-point). A handsome edition, presented in a large quarto format with finely engraved plates. The translation was by Charles Jervas, whose name was consistently misspelled on editions of his translation as "Jarvis." ESTC T59882. The portrait of Cervantes by G. Kent, engraved by George Vertue, is opposite to the first page of the 90-page "Life of Michael de Cervantes Saavedra", dated 1738 in Volume I. Condition: Bindings excellent with a few very light scratches. Very few instances of light foxing or soiling, some light offsetting from plates, clean text and illustrations with almost no spotting, a nice example overall.

First edition of the Jervas translation. Two volumes. Contemporary mottled calf, five raised bands, gilt decorated compartments, titles in gilt to the spine. Bound with: 'The life of Michael de Cervantes Saavedra. Written by Don Gregorio Mayáns and Sisár' (the first English translation 1738); 'A supplement to the translator's preface' more commonly know as 'A dissertation on the origin of books of chivalry' by William Warburton; 'Advertisment concerning the Prints' by John Oldfield. Illustrated with a frontispiece and 67 copper plates engraved by Gerard van der Gucht from drawings by John Vanderbank and an additional frontispiece engraved by George Virtue after a drawing by G. Kent. Decorative head and tail pieces and initial letters. The bindings are square and firm with minor surface wear to the boards and corners. The original spines laid down and refurbished at the joints and tips. The contents, with near paper strengthening to the inner hinge of volume I, light browning to the margins and a short closed tear to the fore-edge of one plate, are otherwise in good order throughout. An attractive example of the first edition of this esteemed translation. Jervas (1675-1739), consistently misspelled on editions of his translation as 'Jarvis', was a portrait painter and translator. "Jervas entered the literary circle of Addison, Pope, and Swift, setting up his home and studio in London in Cleveland Court, Westminster. He was hailed by Richard Steele in The Tatler of 16 April 1709 a 'the last great painter Italy has sent to us'. As well as literary friends, Jervas also had an influential patron in the prime minister Sir Robert Walpole. Jervas played an important role in acquiring works of art for Walpole's ever expanding collection, as well as contributing his own portraits. His major literary undertaking was an English translation of Cervantes' Don Quixote. Published posthumously in 1742 and frequently reprinted, it is generally acknowledged as being close in spirit to the original" ODNB. (ESTC T59882; ESTC T98502) Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 2nd Edition. London: Printed for J. and R. Tonson and S Draper in the Strand and R. Dodsley in Pall Mall. Translated by Charles Jarvis, Esq. The Second Edition in two volumes [8vo]. First published in Folio. xxii+ 406pp; 422pp, with all 23 engraved plates by Vanderbank (12 in 1st vol. + 11 in 2nd vol.). Complete. Some trivial foxing here and there. The odd old spot. Overall, very clean within. Plates in fine condition. Re-spined in period calf retaining original boards, with elaborate tooling by Courtland Benson, using period style tools. Full-Leather. Five spine compartments, raised bands. Armorial bookplates of "Sir John ABDY Bart" inside front covers.