53 - CERVANTES, Miguel de and REGNAULT, Georges. Don Quixote of La Mancha.

CERVANTES, Miguel de and REGNAULT, Georges. Don Quixote of La Mancha. A beautiful edition illustrated by the Bougival-based painter Georges Regnault, with a dedicatory inscription. Paris, Union-Monnard, 1951. Folio size, loose-leaf, in a re-sewn folder, with a cardboard slipcase and folder. Unpaginated, approximately 200 pages; 11 color illustrations. Slipcase shows signs of wear and has a tear at the bottom. An illustrated edition featuring 11 color etchings based on the paintings of Georges Regnault (1898–1979), each illustrating one of the eleven chapters from Don Quixote. Limited edition of 310 copies; this is one of 250 numbered copies printed by hand on Auvergne paper, comprising 11 color etchings, 2 final states in black and red chalk for each plate, and the color breakdowns for 2 plates (No. 55). Each plate is numbered and signed in graphite by the artist. This copy is accompanied by an autographed letter from the painter addressed to Mr. and Mrs. Pruniaux. Very fine copy.