Adventures of Don Quixote de la Mancha: Translated by Charles Jarvis, with Illustrations, Complete in One Volume

c. 1910 Don Quixote de la Mancha, Cervantes. 1st Burt Edition, Rare VG+ Condition

Adventures of Don Quixote de la Mancha, Translated from the Spanish of Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra by Charles Jarvis, with Illustrations, Complete in One Volume, New York: A.L. Burt Publisher. Undated by estimated at circa 1910. Burgundy boards with gilt lettering and pictorial on spine and embossed crest on front and rear covers. Black and white full-page illustrations. 811 pages, 7.5" x 5.25" (8vo).

This is a sought-after collector's volume in rare VG+ condition. Suitable as bespoke gift or investment book. Compare with the couple of other copies of this book currently available on the internet at $295-$385, both in considerably lesser condition.

Condition: Very Good+. Cover corners are very lightly (barely) bumped; light shelf wear to bottom edge of spine; very light elsewhere. Very small scuffs to front and rear covers (see photos). Binding is fully tight except for gentle parting between pp. 406-407. Owner signature ("Elizabeth Freesh" [?]) in elegant script. Overall excellent condition, and the best of any copy of this book on the internet, but we labor to disclose all issues however small.

• About the Translator: "Charles Jervas (also Jarvis and Jervis; c. 1675-1739) was an Irish portrait painter, translator, and art collector of the early 18th century… Painting portraits of [Paris' and Rome's] intellectuals, among them such personal friends as Jonathan Swift and the poet Alexander Pope (both now in the National Portrait Gallery, London), Jervas became a popular artist often referred to in the works of literary figures of the period… His translation of Cervantes' novel Don Quixote, published posthumously in 1742 as being made by Charles 'Jarvis' – because of a printer's error – has since come to be known as 'the Jarvis translation.' Jervas was first to provide an introduction to the novel including a critical analysis of previous translations of Don Quixote. It has been highly praised as the most accurate translation of the novel up to that time." (from Wikipedia)
• Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (c. 1547-1616 NS) was an Early Modern Spanish writer widely regarded as the greatest writer in the Spanish language and one of the world's pre-eminent novelists. He is best known for his novel Don Quixote, a work often cited as both the first modern novel and "the first great novel of world literature". A 2002 poll of around 100 well-known authors[b] voted it the "most meaningful book of all time", from among the "best and most central works in world literature." (from Wikipedia)

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