The History of the Valorous and Witty Knight-Errant, Don Quixote of the Mancha

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1906. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Vierge, Daniel. Four volume limited set, one of eight hundred and forty-five copies on deckle-edged paper (no. 809). Translated by Thomas Shelton, illustrations by Daniel Vierge, introduction by Royal Cortissoz. A lavishly illustrated, beautifully printed edition, combining Shelton's spirited seventeenth-century translation with Vierge's original illustrations, drawing on his travels through rural Spain. Dark red ribbed cloth, minor scuffs to boards, wear to extremities. Paper labels are intact. Darkening of deckled edges, pages are clean and unmarked. [i]-lxviii, [1]-385, [5]; [i]-xiv, [1]-416, [5]; [i]-xxiii, [1]-385 [5]; [i]-xvi, [1]-421, [5]. Occasional unopened pages. 10.5 x 7.5". As a large, heavy set, this order may require additional shipping charges. $300.