FRENCH ROMANTIC CARTONNAGE PROTOTYPE SIGNED LIEBHERRE CERVANTES... Lot 48

FRENCH ROMANTIC CARTONNAGE PROTOTYPE SIGNED LIEBHERRE CERVANTES SAAVEDRA (Miguel de). L'INGENIEUX HIDALGO DON QUICHOTTE DE LA MANCHE. Paris, Victor Lecou, 1853. A large volume in-4, full midnight-blue percaline decorated with gilt plates depicting the "arms of Don Quixote" and his hero conversing with his squire under a tree. The spine is richly decorated with gold and polychrome interlacing and garlands. A medallion depicts Sancho with the name of his island "Barataria" (Superb period binding signed Liebherre). Gilt edges. Some foxing on title leaf. XIX, 840 pp. Withdrawal of the 1836 edition recast in one volume. Translated and annotated by Louis Viardot. Illustrated with vignettes by Tony Johannot. Henrich, 352; Palau, 52855. Superb binding, a typical example of Romantic polychrome cartonnage, in perfect harmony with the story of Quixote's adventures.