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Lot 147

NONESUCH PRESS
CERVANTES. Don Quixote, 2 vol., 1930; and others, Nonesuch Press (14)

10 – 20 March 2025, 12:00 GMT
Online, London, Knightsbridge

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NONESUCH PRESS

CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE) Don Quixote, 2 vol., limited to 1475 copies, 21 illustrations by E. McKnight Kauffer, 1930--HOMER. The Iliad, limited to 925 copies, "On First Looking into Pope's Homer" slip loosely inserted, 1931-- WALTON (IZAAK) The Compleat Angler, limited to 1600 copies, with a loosely inserted ALS FROM GEOFFREY KEYNES ("I am always making mistake!", 2pp., about this book, 14 January 1931), 1931--MONTAIGNE (MICHEL DE) Essays. John Florio's Translation, 2 vol., limited to 1375 copies, 1931--ROUSSEAU (JEAN-JACQUES) The Confessions, 2 vol., limited to 300 copies, wood-engravings by Reynolds Stone, 1938--HARVEY (WILLIAM) The Anatomical Exercises... De Motu Cordis, limited to 1450 copies, 1928, publisher's russet morocco, some uneven toning, 8vo--HERODOTUS. The History, limited to 675 copies, wood-engravings by V. Le Campion, maps, publisher's quarter blue vellum, 4to, 1925; and 4 others, Nonesuch Press (14)

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