CERVANTES (M. de). The Ingenious Don Quixote of La Mancha. P - Lot 81

CERVANTES (M. de). The Ingenious Don Quixote of La Mancha. Paris, J.-J. Dubochet & Cie, 1836-1837, 2 vol. in-8°, cherry calf, boards decorated with gilt and cold decoration, ornate spines, gilt edges (Simier, rel. du roi). First printing. One of Tony Johannot's most important and lavishly illustrated books of the 19th century, along with Molière by the same artist. Translation by Louis Viardot (1800-1883). Bound by Alphonse Simier (1796-1859). A collaborator of his father René Simier, Alphonse succeeded him in 1834. Adorned with the title of royal bookbinder, he worked for the Duke of Bordeaux, the Duke of Chartres, Lord Seymour, the founder of the Jockey Club... Spine slightly darker. Slight rubbing to spines and headpieces. Some of the usual scattered brown spots. Size : 250 x 160 mm. Provenances: Docteur A. Roudinesco (Cat., 1967, no. 19), with his bookplate; Bourlon de Rouvre (Cat. I, 1979, no. 44, reproduction), with his bookplate. Brivois (J.), Bibliographie des ouvrages illustrés au XIXe siècle, p. 90; Culot (P.), Relieurs et reliures décorées en France à l'époque romantique, Bibliotheca Wittockiana, 1995, pp. 548-549 (note on Alphonse Simier).