CERVANTES, Miguel de “Adventures of Don Quixote” [Ward, Lock & Tyler, n.d./c1870]

CERVANTES, Miguel de. Adventures of Don Quixote de la Mancha.

London: Ward, Lock & Tyler, Warwick House, Paternoster Row, n.d. (c1870s). Issued in the Beeton’s Boy’s Own Library series. 8.5" x 5.75", xiv + 766pp. Adapted translation from the Spanish by Charles Jarvis. Illustrated by Tony Johannot with nearly 700 illustrations. Publisher’s decorative green cloth pictorially stamped in black and gilt with elaborate spine decoration and cover device; all edges plain. Bookseller stamp on front endpaper; moderate foxing throughout the text; cloth bright with light wear to spine ends and a small ink mark at the head of the spine. Very Good-.

This richly illustrated Victorian edition of Cervantes’ classic features hundreds of lively engravings by French illustrator Tony Johannot, whose dramatic narrative style helped popularize illustrated editions of European classics during the nineteenth century. Designed as an accessible and visually engaging edition for younger readers, it reflects the period’s enthusiasm for heavily illustrated adventure literature.