{"product_id":"adventures-of-don-quixote-de-la-mancha-1866","title":"Adventures of Don Quixote de la Mancha 1866","description":"\u003ch1\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eMiguel de Cervantes Saavedra\u003cbr\u003eGeorge Routledge and Sons, London \u0026amp; New York, 1866\u003cbr\u003eTranslated by Charles Jarvis\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eAn attractive Victorian edition of Cervantes' \u003cem\u003eDon Quixote\u003c\/em\u003e, published by George Routledge and Sons in 1866 and retaining its original green publisher's cloth binding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThis edition uses the celebrated Charles Jarvis translation, first published in 1742 and one of the standard English translations of Cervantes throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIllustrations\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eIllustrated with full-page plates designed by prominent Victorian artist Sir John Gilbert and engraved by the renowned Dalziel Brothers, one of the most important wood-engraving firms of Victorian Britain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBinding \u0026amp; Condition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eBound in the original green publisher's cloth, with blind-stamped borders and central device to the boards. Gilt title to the spine with \u003cem\u003eRoutledge\u003c\/em\u003e at the foot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe binding shows rubbing, fading and general age-related wear. The text block is detached from the binding with the inner hinges failed, although the original boards and spine remain together. Internally there is occasional spotting, toning and handling wear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003ePlease examine the photographs carefully.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eAuthor: Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra\u003cbr\u003eTitle: \u003cem\u003eAdventures of Don Quixote de la Mancha\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTranslator: Charles Jarvis\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: George Routledge and Sons\u003cbr\u003eDate: 1866\u003cbr\u003eIllustrator: Sir John Gilbert\u003cbr\u003eEngravers: Dalziel Brothers\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Original green publisher's cloth\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA charming 160-year-old illustrated Victorian edition of one of the most influential works of Western literature, particularly appealing to collectors of Cervantes, Victorian books and nineteenth-century illustration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight - 700g\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeight - 18.6cm \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWidth - 13.5cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThickness - 4cm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Momo Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54650018955603,"sku":null,"price":80.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/9187\/5411\/files\/IMG_8732.jpg?v=1787319844","url":"https:\/\/www.momorarebooks.co.uk\/products\/adventures-of-don-quixote-de-la-mancha-1866","provider":"Momo Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}