The first illustrated edition in Spanish

CERVANTES SAAVEDRA, Miguel de.

Vida y hechos del ingenioso cavallero Don Quixote de la Mancha (...). Nueva edicion, coregida y ilustrada con differentes estampas muy donosas, y apropriadas a la materia. Parte segunda.

Brussels: Jan Mommarte, 1662.

1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Item #002027

Vol. 2 (of 2) only. 8vo (183x110 mm). [16], 649, [7] pp., including engraved additional title and 8 engraved plates, pp. 528-76 mispaginated 525-72. Early 19th century tree calf, flat spine richly gilt, with two morocco labels (extremities somewhat rubbed), marbled edges and endpapers, text only little browned and virtually unspotted, closed tear to Hh2. Provenance: Ludovici Viansson-Ponte (ink stamp to second flyleaf). A fine copy in excellent condition. Collated, complete. ----

Rius I, 20; Palau 51993; Peeters-Fontainas 229. - FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION IN SPANISH; the first edition in Dutch (Dordrecht, 1657) had been the first to include illustrations.
Tres rare premiere edition illustree en espagnol (une edition ill. en neerlandais etait deja parue a Dordrecht en 1657) : l'illustration gravee sur cuivre, non signee mais par F. Bouttats s'inspire de celle de l'edit. de Dordrecht et se compose de 2 frontisp. et de 16 (8, 8) figures hors texte (l'edit. hollandaise en comptait 24 par Savery). Rius signale erronement 2 frontisp. et 32 pl. (cf. Peeters-Fontainas et d'autres ex. dans des collections publiques). Cette impression bruxelloise, innovante par son titre general "Vida y hechos" qui se generalisera ensuite se base sur l'edit. de Madrid 1637 pour la 1ere partie et sur celles de Madrid 1615 et Valence 1616 pour la 2e.
"The complete edition has 2 frontispieces and 16 chapter illustrations newly engraved by unknown engraver after Savery's 24 illustrations (Dordrecht: Savery 1657). 8 illustrations from Savery's set have not been copied: "Andrés' lashes", "The galley slaves", "DQ's penance", "DQ hanged at the inn", "The enchanted Dulcinea", "Braying mayors squadron", "Washing beards episode" and "Sancho's judgement". Cushing's copy has only the 1 frontis and 8 chapter illustration from vol. I Río y Rico refers to two illustrations ("Don Quixote knighted" and "Doña Rodríguez' night adventure") as if they appeared in this edition, but they don't." (Cervantes Collection, Cushing Memorial Library, p.2).

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