The First Part of The Life and Achievements of the Renowned
DON QUIXOTE DE LA MANCHA. MIGUEL DE CERVANTES SAAVEDRA, Translated by PETER MOTTEUX, Illustrated with Wood Engravings by HANS ALEXANDER MUELLER, Random House, New York, 1941.
 
Classic Fiction Novel
Vintage from the 1940s
 
The plot of Don Quixote, a Spanish novel written in 1605, contains some of the best representations of this vision. Considered a founding work of modern Western literature, the novel's message that individuals can be right while society is wrong was considered radical for its day.
 
Green hardcover with gilt title over red at the spine and a red top edge. Secure binding with clean pages and remains of a bookplate at the inside cover. About 10-1/4 x 7 with 566 pages plus one and colophon.