El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha

BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD 2022
1. Bibliographic Data
Author
Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de
Title
El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha
Statement of responsibility
Author's biography by Ricardo Majó Framis
Place of publication
Madrid
Publisher
J. Pérez del Hoyo
Series
Not identified
Printer
Not identified
Date
1963
Imprint (isbd)
Madrid: J. Pérez del Hoyo, 1963
Language
Spanish
Edition
Illustrated edition
Alternative title
Don Quixote of La Mancha
Original work
El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha
Original language
Spanish
Translator
Not applicable
Print run
Not identified
2. Physical Description
Collation
557 pages
Illustrations
Yes; numerous black-and-white illustrations and engravings throughout the text
Maps
None
Format
Large quarto
Dimensions
27.5 × 19.5 cm
Typographic signatures
Not identified
Paper type
Toned industrial paper
Watermarks
Not identified
Printing condition
Good; complete and clearly legible printing
3. Binding
Binding type
Original publisher's cloth binding
Materials
Stamped cloth
Decoration
Gilt-stamped titles and decorative motifs
Spine
Lettered with author and title
Endpapers
Decorated
Binding condition
Good overall condition with minor signs of use
Restorations
Not identified
4. Content
Complete edition of El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes.
Includes an extensive biography of Miguel de Cervantes written by Ricardo Majó Framis and numerous illustrations inspired by the classical iconographic tradition of Don Quixote.
Contains both Part One and Part Two of the novel in a single volume.
5. General Notes
Notes
Illustrated popular edition published by J. Pérez del Hoyo. The introductory biography occupies a significant portion of the volume. The illustrations reproduce classical engravings associated with Cervantes' masterpiece.
Bookplate
Not identified
Manuscript annotations
Not identified
Dedications
Not identified
Ownership marks
Not identified
6. Subjects
Main subjects
Spanish literature; classic novel; Spanish Golden Age; chivalric literature; literary satire
Persons
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra; Ricardo Majó Framis
Places
La Mancha; Spain
Historical period
16th–17th centuries
7. Copy Record
Shelfmark
2022
Condition
Good overall condition; complete copy; well-preserved paper with minor age-related wear consistent with the edition
Provenance
Library of Alfred Gallart i Genis
Copy notes
Large-format illustrated copy. Preserves the complete text, introductory biography and illustrations. Representative edition of mid-twentieth-century Cervantine publications.