{"product_id":"don-quixote-the-ingenious-gentleman-of-la-mancha-cervantes-translated-by-john-ormsby-easton-press-collectors-edition-full-leather","title":"Don Quixote - The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha - Cervantes, translated by John Ormsby (Easton Press Collector's Edition, 1979 — Full Leather)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Easton Press Collector's Edition of Don Quixote is of interest to collectors of Cervantes, world literature, Easton Press fine bindings, and illustrated collector's editions — in the translation by John Ormsby with a new introduction by Irwin Edman and illustrations by Edy Legrand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout: \u003c\/strong\u003eNear Fine copy in the magnificent Easton Press full leather binding — deep burgundy leather with an intricate gold Islamic geometric star pattern tooled to boards and spine; raised spine bands with DON QUIXOTE and CERVANTES in gilt; gilt page edges; gold ribbon bookmark; binding firm and square with only the lightest wear to extremities; the Velázquez portrait of Cervantes as a colour frontispiece facing the title page; pages clean and bright throughout; a handsome and imposing copy of the world's first modern novel in the finest collector's binding format.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTitle: Don Quixote — The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuthor: Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTranslator: John Ormsby\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction: Irwin Edman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIllustrator: Edy Legrand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEdition: Collector's Edition 1979\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBinding: Full burgundy leather — intricate gold Islamic geometric star pattern tooled to boards and spine — raised spine bands — gilt page edges — gold ribbon bookmark\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrontispiece: Velázquez portrait of Cervantes (colour)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition: Near Fine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis:\u003c\/strong\u003e Easton Press Collector's Edition, Norwalk Connecticut; full burgundy leather with intricate gold Islamic geometric star pattern tooling; gilt page edges and gold ribbon bookmark; translation by John Ormsby; introduction by Irwin Edman; illustrations by Edy Legrand; Velázquez colour frontispiece; appealing to collectors of Cervantes, world literature, and Easton Press fine bindings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview: \u003c\/strong\u003eMiguel de Cervantes Saavedra's Don Quixote, first published in two parts in 1605 and 1615, is universally acknowledged as the first modern novel and one of the supreme achievements of world literature. John Ormsby's translation, first published in 1885, remains one of the most respected and faithful English renderings of Cervantes's Spanish, and Irwin Edman's introduction places the novel in its full literary and philosophical context. The Easton Press Collector's Edition — in its magnificent full burgundy leather binding with gold Islamic geometric star pattern tooling, gilt edges, and Edy Legrand's illustrations — is among the finest physical presentations of this novel available to the collector.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Easton Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54010363314516,"sku":null,"price":100.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1018\/5972\/1556\/files\/don-quixote-miguel-de-cervantes-saavedra-1600x1600-0210.jpg?v=1774382182","url":"https:\/\/www.alexanderdavidfinebooks.co.uk\/products\/don-quixote-the-ingenious-gentleman-of-la-mancha-cervantes-translated-by-john-ormsby-easton-press-collectors-edition-full-leather","provider":"Alexander David Fine Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}