RARE COLLECTION OF SUITES ILLUSTRATING DON QUIXOTE - Lot 129

RARE COLLECTION OF SUITES ILLUSTRATING DON QUIXOTE CERVANTES SAAVEDRA (Miguel de). FACTICE COLLECTION OF PLATES FOR THE ILLUSTRATION OF DON QUICHOTTE. [London ; Paris ; Edinburgh], [Hawkins ; Tonson ; Hondt ; Ribou ; Mc Lean ; Paterson ; Wilson], [1738-1879]. A large volume in-4°, long-grained fawn half-maroquin, large corners decorated with gilt garlands, spine with broad ribs richly decorated with gilt fleur-de-lis and interlacing (Quality English binding of the 19th century, although not signed). A very fine copy. This collection comprises eight different suites: 1) - Portrait, title and 12 filled plates (20 x 26 cm) printed on chine engraved by John Zeiter, after Henry Alken and H. Thomas. London: S. H. Hawkins 183. Some foxing. Unknown suite by Rius and Henrich. Only Palau reports another edition at the same date by Jones & Co. Extremely rare. 2) - Portrait, 68 plates (25 x 18 cm) in-4°, engraved by Van der Gucht after J. Vanderbank. Complete suite published in London by Tomson in 1738. Palau, 52010; Rius, 37. 3) - 31 plates in-4° (15 x 19 cm) mostly engraved by Picard after Coypel. The Hague, P. de Hondt, 1746. Palau, 52734; Rius, 491. 4) - 16 plates in-8° (11 x 17 cm) engraved in intaglio after Stothard. London, Strahan, 1782. Palau, 52498 does not give the number of plates, and Rius (647) reports none! 5) - 31 (of 32) (6, 5 x 12 cm) in-12 etchings from the first edition of Le Sage's Gil Blas. Paris, Ribou, 1715-1735. Palau, 136139. 6) - 21 (of 24) (9 x 11, 5 cm) colored lithographs by T. Clark. London in-8°, Mc Lean, 1819. Palau, 52521; Rius, 669. A very rare suite. 7) - 37 etchings (10 x 14 cm) (in-8° on japon nacré, signed Lalauze. Edinburgh, Paterson, 1879. ) Palau, 52588; Rius, 717. 8) - 15 etchings (9 x 16 cm) in-8° by G. Cruikshank published in London, Wilson, 1833. Missing (according to Henrich p. 450), a portrait and three frontispieces. Traces of glue around the edges of the engravings. Palau , 52532; Rius, 680. A very fine set of 233 plates, assembled at the end of the 19th century by a British amateur. Two suites appear to be extremely rare: the first (Alken) may be unique, and the sixth extremely rare.