CERVANTES (Michel de). LE VALEUREUX DON QUIXOTTE... Lot 24

CERVANTES (Michel de). LE VALEUREUX DON QUIXOTTE DE LA MANCHE ou l'Histoire de ses grands exploicts d'armes, fidèles amours, & Adventures estranges. Paris, Denys Moreau, 1622-1632. Two volumes in two volumes in-8 (7 ff, 720 pp, 4 ff // 4 ff, 877 pp (actually 835), 2 ff), set in two gilt velvets, spines finely decorated with gilt foliage, arms of a German town (?) on the boards (Binding late 17th century). First complete French translation, the first part by Oudin and the second by Rosset. First true figure of Don Quixote on the titles. Palau, 52696 for the second part: "El ùnico ejemplar que conocemos existe en la Biblioteca de Cataluña". Rius, 464: "el librero añadio una X manuscrita" to harmonize with the 1632 edition. Henrich, 241-242: El primer tomo està impreso por A. Cottinet y el segundo por A. Coulon. Primera edicion en francés de ambas partes. Handwritten bookplate on p. 450 of Volume I and in fine: Theuvault, procureur du Roy d'ainas. A very fine copy.