The history of Don Quixote
By: by Cervantes, the text edited by J.W. Clark, and a biographical notice of Cervantes by T. Teignmouth Shore ; illustrated by Gustav Dore
Contributors: Clark, John Willis, 1833-1910, editor; Shore, T. Teignmouth (Thomas Teignmouth), 1841-1911, author of supplementary textual content; Dore, Gustave, 1832-1883, woodcutter, illustrator; Cassell & Company; Belle Sauvage Works
Publisher: Cassell & Company, Limited
Published: 1892
Place of publication: London; Paris; Melbourne
Language: eng
Number of pages: 855
Subjects: Knights and knighthood; Social life and customs; Humor; Spanish fiction; Chivalry; Pictorial works; Fiction
Work titles: Don Quixote
Notes: Printers' device of La Belle sauvage on title page verso.

Includes publishers' advertising matter following end of text.

Purchased, with monies from the Antiquarian Booksellers funds, from : Buddenbrooks ; 20140901. $975.00.

Issued in 27 parts, 1892-1894.

Text in English, tranlsated from the original Spanish.

Catalogued 20160219 bhealy

Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy bound in green leather over boards. Front cover includes armorial seal of the De Aston School in gilt, along with gilt decorative device featuring Don Quixote and Sancho Panza. Spine includes spine title and decorative device of Don Quixote in gilt. Rear cover includes blindly tooled floral decorative device at center. Includes armorial ex libris (bookplate) of the De Aston School on front pastedown; ex libris includes autographed presentation inscription identifying copy as an awarded prize copy. Includes markings and second-hand price in pencil script on front flyleaf. Includes accession number in pencil at head of title page verso.