French edition of "Don Quichotte" Cervantes with woodcuts by G. Doré. 1869.

CERVANTES Saavedra Miguel de - L'ingénieux hidalgo don Quichote de la Manche. T. 1-2. Traduction de Louis Viardot avec 370 compositions de Gustav Doré, gravées sur bois par H. Pisan. Paris 1869. librairie de L. Hachette et C-ie. folio, pp. [4], XXIV, 586, [1]; [4], 636. p. psk. gilt of period, upper gilt trim.
Tucked-in tear of first two pages in vol. 2, slight soiling of next page, crease of last page in vol. 2, nevertheless good condition. One of the most beautiful editions of Cervantes' monumental novel - here in French translation, with nearly 400 illustrations by Gustave Doré. Volumes bound in red half-leather with gilt titling, with marbled veneer paper and lining.