Cervantes de Saavedra Miguel, The Thoughtful Nobleman Don Quixote of Mancha(bound).

Warsaw 1955/ Państwowy Instytut Wydawniczy/ clothbinding , decorative with gilt and embossing on the face and spine, stained page edges/ 14,5x21cm/ p.573,622/ black and white illustrations outside the text/ very good condition, ownership exlibrises on the front and title page in both volumes. Nice pieces.

Cover, title pages, initials and vignettes designed by Marek Rudnicki.

Illustrations from "Don Quixote" published by the Royal Spanish Academy, Madrid 1780: Jose Del Castillo, Antonio Carnicero, Bernardo Barranco, Jeronimo Gil, Gregorio Ferro.

The binding was done by the bookbinding workshop "Starodruk". On the final page of vol. 1 the sticker of the bookbinding workshop, "Krakow ul. Gołębia 4" (former address of R. Jahoda's workshop).