CERVANTES, Histoire de l'Admirable Don Quichotte de la manche , 1768

One of the best editions of the 18th century.
Edition highly esteemed by Ruis, who in his bibliography devoted to the works of Cervantes tells us:
"The publishers proposed to make an edition which would surpass the previous ones, and it is fair to admit that they succeeded, because the clarity and finesse characters, very careful printing, excellent paper, and exquisite taste which, overall, are things which each alone and together make this edition one of the most beautiful that has been printed in France in 18th century. The correction of the text is also careful, purging it of several errors accumulated in previous editions. It is also highlighted by the very beautiful plates, which in terms of engraving are the best that have been published until then, and are a faithful transcription of Coypel's drawings." (Ruis, Bibliografía crítica de las obras de Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, 1895) .
Complete iconographic set with the 32 engravings (numbered from I to XXXII), the portrait of the author and the six title vignettes, all engraved by Folkema and Fokke after Coypel.
To the six volumes of Don Quixote is attached, in uniform binding, the two volumes of Short Stories published the same year by the same publisher.
Our copy with very large margins bound by one of the masters of nineteenth-century bookbinding.