Our ceaseless human quest for something larger than ourselves has never been represented with more insight and love than in this story of Don Quixote -pursuing his vision of glory in a mercantile age-and his shrewd, skeptical manservant, Sancho Panza. As they set out to right the world's wrongs in knightly combat, the narrative moves from philosophical speculation to broad comedy, taking in pastoral, farce, and fantasy on the way. The first and still the greatest of all European novels, Don Quixote has been as important ...
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Our ceaseless human quest for something larger than ourselves has never been represented with more insight and love than in this story of Don Quixote -pursuing his vision of glory in a mercantile age-and his shrewd, skeptical manservant, Sancho Panza. As they set out to right the world's wrongs in knightly combat, the narrative moves from philosophical speculation to broad comedy, taking in pastoral, farce, and fantasy on the way. The first and still the greatest of all European novels, Don Quixote has been as important for the modern world as the poems of Homer were for the ancients. Translated by P. A. Motteux
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NF in NF jacket. Octavo. Charcoal colored cloth covered boards and spine with a black letterbox and shiny gilt lettering and ornament on the spine. Book has a faint bump at the head of the spine and a very slight bump at the tip of the lower front outside corner. White endpapers with the Everyman's Library logo. Binding is straight and tight. Pages are all clean, white, and crisp. 548 pages. Glossy olive colored silk ribbon bookmark fastened at the head of the spine. Dust Jacket has a nearly unnoticable trace of rubbing at the extreme tip of the upper front outside corner-jacket otherwise clean, bright, and sharp. Everyman Library No. 3. Translated from the Spanish by P. A. Motteux. Nice copy!
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Fine. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 1112 p. Everyman's Library Classics. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
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Fine. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 1112 p. Everyman's Library Classics. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
