Roseberys London
Lot 557
Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, a collection of leather bindings of Don Quixote, 18th - 19th centuries, comprising: The History of the Valorous and Witty Knight-Errant Don Quixote of the Mancha, translated into English by Thomas Shelton and Now Printed Verbatim from the Fourth Edition of 1620, 4 Vols., full leather, London: Printed for J. Walthoe, G. Conyers and others, 1731;The History of the Renowned Don Quixote de la Mancha, Translated by Several Hands and published by Peter Motteux, Fourth Edition, 3 Vols. (Vol. 4 missing), London: Printed for R. Knaplock, D. Midwinter, J. Tonson and others, 1719; Histoire de L’Admirable Don Quixote de la Manche, Nouvelle Edition, 4 Vols., (Vol. 1 missing front board), full leather, Paris: Barbin, 1704;The History and Adventures of Don Quixote... To which is prefixed, Some Account of the Author's Life, by T. Smollett, M.D., Fifth Edition, Corrected, With author’s life by T. Smollett, 2 Vols. (Vols. 3 & 4 missing), full leather, with bookplates for John Cator, London: Printed for W. Strahan, J.F. and C. Rivington, T. Longman and others, 1782;The History and Adventures of Don Quixote, trans. by T. Smollett, M.D., to which is prefixed some account of the author's life, 2 Vols., full leather, London: J. Walker & others, 1818;(15)