CERVANTES and PAUW, René de. The Ingenious Gentleman Don Qui - Lot 151

CERVANTES and PAUW, René de. The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha. Paris: Editions Terres Latines, n.d. [1947]. 4 tomes in 4 volumes, in-4, untrimmed, paperback; illustrated covers with flaps. In slipcase. 332; 320; 354 and 354 pp., numerous color woodcuts in the text. Some slight creases on the spines; slipcase split and repaired with tape. A very fine edition of this Don Quixote, illustrated with numerous woodcuts by René de Pauw (1886–1947), featuring three-tone printed headbands. Limited edition of 2,000 copies; this is one of the 1,900 numbered copies on alfa paper (no. 479). Numerous woodcut end-piece illustrations also adorn these four volumes. Pleasant volumes in excellent condition.