[CERVANTES - ENFANTINA]. MORIN, Edmond and RICARD, Louis Gus - Lot 83

[CERVANTES - ENFANTINA]. MORIN, Edmond and RICARD, Louis Gustave. Don Quixote. Paris, Arnauld de Vresse, circa 1850. In-8 oblong, raspberry half-percaline with corners, title page on red basane on first cover. 16 pp. title page and 14 lithographed plates in black on bistre ground. Some foxing in places. Rare and charming children's edition featuring a reduced version of the knight's adventures. The text is printed in large type, with ample line spacing to facilitate reading. The set is illustrated with numerous plates by Edmond Morin, redesigned by Louis Gustave Ricard and lithographed by Roche. Originally published by Aubert, there is also a rare edition of the same illustrations in color published by Wentzel in Paris. A fine copy in a solid later binding.