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Lot Number
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45
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Author
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CERVANTES DE SAAVEDRA, MIGUEL DE.
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Title
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EL INGENIOSO HIDALGO DON QUIXOTE DE LA MANCHA.
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Year Published
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1608
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Place Printed
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MADRID JUAN DE LA CUESTA FOR FRANCISCO DE ROBLES,
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Description
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OTHER PROPERTIES 4to (203 x 139mm.), woodcut printer's device on title-page, woodcut initials, head- and tailpieces, 3 illustrations from later editions bound in, black crushed morocco by Randeynes & fils gilt, edges gilt, slightly browned, corners slightly rubbed
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Lot Note
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Palau 51982 CATALOGUE NOTE The third Madrid edition of part one of Don Quixote (Part II was not published until 1615) and the last to be corrected by the author. On its first publication in 1605, Don Quixote was an immediate success, resulting in the proliferation of editions by various publishers, as the original publisher failed to register the copyright outside his native Castile. Although scholars have not agreed on the extent of Cervantes' involvement in the1608 edition, it is widely acknowledged that this edition contains important revisions made by the author and is essential to the establishment of a definitive critical edition.
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Estimated Price
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GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00( USD 60400.00 - USD 90600.00)
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Actual Price
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GBP 63,650.00 ( USD 96111.50)
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