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172 - (Louis JOU). CERVANTES. DON QUIXOTE OF LA MANCHA.
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(Louis JOU). CERVANTES. DON QUIXOTE OF LA MANCHA. Geneva, Gérald Cramer, 1948–50. 4 in-4° volumes in loose sheets, in the publisher’s decorated folders and slipcases. A monumental epic, richly illustrated with 128 separate plates, featuring for each chapter an ornate letter, a header, and a footer, the entire work requiring 515 different woodcuts. Louis Jou undertook a two-month journey through La Mancha in the footsteps of his hero to faithfully recreate the landscapes. COPY ENRICHED WITH A COMPLETE SET OF ALL THE ILLUSTRATIONS. Copy printed on Arches paper, unbound, from the library of the publisher of luxury books, Cristobal de Avededo, with his bookplate on each volume. The slipcase of the first volume has been repaired. (Sheet, No. 98).
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