Don Quixote – Jarvis Translation – c.1870 | Johannot Art, 700+ Illustrations

The Adventures of Don Quixote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes appears here in Charles Jarvis’s English version, printed by Ward, Lock & Co. around 1870. The book features sixteen full-page plates and approximately 700 in-text engravings by Tony Johannot. Jarvis’s translation, first published in the 18th century, remained widely printed through the following century. The terra cotta cloth boards carry decorative stamping and gilt accents on the spine and front. The title page is undated, though format, typography, and publisher records suggest an issue date in the early 1870s. Hundreds of illustrations appear throughout the text in both full-page and in-text.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Adventures of Don Quixote de la Mancha
• Author(s): Miguel de Cervantes
• Illustrator(s): Tony Johannot
• Contributor(s): Charles Jarvis (Translator)
• Publisher: London: Ward, Lock & Co.
• Edition: Undated edition, circa 1870
• Format: Octavo (8vo), single volume
• Binding: Terra cotta cloth, gilt-stamped decorative spine and cover
• Size:  8.5 in x 6 in (21.5 cm x 15 cm)
• Collation: [2], xxiv, 766 pp, [6]
• Illustrations: 16 full-page plates (6 in color); ~700 in-text engravings
• Contents Include:
  • Profusely illustrated printing of Don Quixote
  • Beautiful front cover and spine, illustrated

Condition:

Very Good. Original binding remains intact, wear at edges and corners. Gilt stamping is clear on both spine and cover. Hinges still strong. Pages show only mild toning and scattered foxing in places. Illustrations are clean. Text-block is complete.

Why Collect This?

• 19th-century printing of Jarvis’s translation
• Includes hundreds of illustrations of Johannot
• Uncommon Victorian decorative cloth binding
• A visually dense and complete English-language presentation of Don Quixote

Item Number: # 28833