Miguel de Cervantes en Saavedra / Jacob Campo Weyerman / Bernard Picart / Charles-Antoine Coypel - De voornaamste gevallen van den wonderlyken Don Quichot, door den beroemden Picart den Romein, En - 1746

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra / Jacob Campo Weyerman / Bernard Picart / Charles-Antoine Coypel: The principal cases of the marvelous Don Quixote, by the famous Picart the Roman, and other eminent Masters, in XXXI Art Plates after the Excellent Paintings of Coypel, copper-engraved: Described in a 'free and merry' manner, by Jacob Campo Weyerman; And by the same with Poems for the Explanation of each art print, and the life of M. de Cervantes Saavedra enriched. All according to the original Spanish. In The Hague By Pieter de Hondt, 1746. Large quarto: (2, XVI) 420 pp. Old half-leather binding somewhat worn at the front hinge. Corners of parchment. Binding good. Sturdy paper here with at most a small spot or discoloration. Complete with the 31 numbered fine plates by S. Fokke, B. Picart, P. Tanjé, etc. Top of spine slightly torn.

** Bibl. ref. : Rius I, p.806; Cohen/De Ricci p.216.

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (Alcalá de Henares, baptized on 9 October 1547 – Madrid, 22 April 1616) was a Spanish novelist, poet, playwright, and soldier, famous for his satirical novel Don Quixote, which was published in two parts in 1605 and 1615. This novel is by many considered the first modern novel due to its innovative narrative structure, realistic character development, and exploration of illusion versus reality. It is regarded as one of the greatest works of world literature, and the number of editions and translations thereof is surpassed only by the Bible.