The history of the valorous and witty knight-errant Don Quixote of the Mancha / by Miguel de Cervantes ; translated by Thomas Shelton ; the illustrations by Daniel Vierge, with an introduction by Royal Cortissoz
"Of this book only one hundred and sixty-five copies are offered for sale in Great Britain. On Imperial Japan paper ten copies, numbered 1-10, with two additional full-page illustrations and with extra prints, before letter, of all the full-page illustrations. On Deckel-edged paper, one hundred and fifty-five copies numbered 11-165." [Imprint].
The printer is named on the verso of the title page: `Printed by the Gilliss Press, New York, U.S.A.'
Each plate accompanied by guard sheet.
Each volume has frontispiece; plates included in pagination.
The front pastedown of each volume carries the small booksellers label of: `Henry Young & Sons. Booksellers & Publishers. 12 South Castle-st. Liverpool.'
Copy Note
Copy No. 79 of 150. Numbered on the imprint page.
Binding Note
Bound in original green cloth with burgundy leather spine labels lettered in gilt. Fore-edges and tails deckle-edged paper. Top edges gilt.