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CERVANTES SAAVEDRA, Miguel de (1547-1616). The Spirit of Cervantes; or Don Quixote abridged. London: for F.C. & J. Rivington, 1820. 8°. Engraved portrait by Mackenzie and 4 hand-coloured aquatint plates after F. Hayman, EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED with an engraved portrait, 9 plain plates by Mills after Hogarth from the 1798 edition and 24 hand-coloured aquatints from the 1819 edition (Abbey: Life 238) (most plates a little offset). Mottled morocco by Rivière, spine ornately gilt with red morocco lettering pieces, gilt border à la Du Seuil round sides, top edges gilt, others uncut, gilt turn-ins. Provenance: Albert Henry Wiggin (armorial bookplate Selden (armorial bookplate). Abbey Life 239.
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