November Online Auction
Lot 428:
Miguel de Cervantes
Miguel de Cervantes ‘Don Quixote’ 1711 Edward Ward Adaptation Full Leather Edition
2-volume set, complete, 1st edition, T. Norris and A. Bettesworth, London 1711-1712, full title ‘The Life and Notable Adventures of that Renown’d Knight, Don Quixote de la Mancha / Merrily translated into Hudibrastick verse, by Edward Ward’, being a loose translation by the British humorist and tavern keeper, full leather, gilt ruled boards, gilt decorated spines having raised bands, marbled endpapers, engraved frontispiece portrait volume #1, both having armorial bookplates of Joseph Swift Whistler, the artist’s nephew
Property from: an Estate, Flossmoor, Illinois
Height: 7 3/8 inches, Width: 4 5/8 inches, Depth: 1 inches (each volume)
Disclaimers: individual pages have not been inspected
Category: Collectibles > Books
Estimated Sale Time: 2:50 pm CST
Shipping Status: Shipping Quote
Last modified: October 26, 2026, 7:16 pm
Condition report:
overall light to moderate wear consistent with normal use, splits to front exterior and interior hinges but holding, rear hinges tender, text blocks solid, clean and unmarked, bookplates to front paste-down end papers
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