Méquignon-Marvis

New edition, quite rare, of Bouchon Dubournial's translation, illustrated in first printing with an engraved portrait by Cazenave and 6 figures by Desenne engraved by Laugier, Leroux...
Contemporary half glazed wine-colored calf binding. Smooth spine decorated with 3 tools, fillets and roulettes at head and tail. Gilt title and volume number. Traces of rubbing. Scattered foxing.
Benjamin Pernelle bookplate.
Cervantes' last work completed 4 days before his death and published posthumously in 1617. In his epistle, Cervantes declares he had never written anything better. The novel is a sort of rewriting of Heliodorus's Latin novel: The Aethiopica, but Cervantes placed his heroes in the north and each trial of the separated couple takes place in a spiritual and Christian journey. This work would not have many editions over the centuries, overshadowed by the success of Don Quixote.

First edition in French established by F. Fresnel.
Half bronze sheep binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets and typographical motifs, joints cracked and reglued at head and foot, small lacks to headcaps, marbled paper boards, some epidermures to second board, marbled edges, contemporary binding.
Work complete with its 4 folding plates at rear.

First edition of the French translation by S Heller.
Binding in red half calf, back with five small nerves set with golden dots and adorned with double gilded and decorated boxes, piece of black calf title, double gilded nets framing of marbled paper plates, guards and contreplats of combed paper, head gilded, Contemporary binding.
Some small foxinges.
Rare and nice copy nicely established.
Autograph dedication signed by S Heller to Dr. Renauldin.

First edition of the French translation by F. Fresnel.
Copy in original wrappers.
Spine split, covers lacking, title page loose and clumsily repaired with tape, some minor foxing.
Work complete with its 4 folding plates at rear.