Author: CERVANTES, MIGUEL DE
Title: The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote de la Mancha: Ozell's Revision of the Translation of Peter Motteux (Modern Library #174. 1)
Description: New York: The Modern Library / Random House, [c.1940]. Hardcover. The "first modern European novel" by Miguel de Cervantes is presented in a conventionally-sized (but thick) Modern Library reprint edition. Complete and unabridged. In Ozell's revision of the translation of Peter Motteux. With an introduction by Herschel Brickell, and author's preface to the reader. Volume wrapped in E. McKnight Kauffer designed jacket in black, red and white. --- In Toledano spine 8 / blue cloth / gilt titling on black spine & cover blocks / black topstain / grey Kent endpapers / jacket style h / verso advertises 271 titles in ML catalog. Likely published c.1940 (1930 date appears in book). ML #174.1. --- A weakened front hinge has been carefully repaired on this item, and with mild dampstains to gutter inside book, small tear to last page, otherwise a tightly-bound, clean, unmarked copy. Unclipped ($.95) jacket with a good-sized tear to back flap at fold, some chipping to extremities, else book remains bright and protected in removable mylar wrapper.; 12mo (7 to 7-1/2 in. tall); xxiv, 936 pages. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket .

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