Ein Exemplar von Miguel de Cervantes’ Don Quijote, das vor vier Jahrhunderten in Madrid gedruckt und in den 1930er Jahren von einem bücherbegeisterten bolivianischen Diplomaten in London erworben wurde, ist in Paris für 504’000 € (432.600 £) versteigert worden (via theguardian.com):
““The 1608 edition is the last one that’s checked and revised by Cervantes,” Proyart told the Guardian when the sale was announced in October.
“It’s the good version of the text. It’s something like a miracle to find a very precious book that hasn’t been on the market for over 70 years – and for that book to be in one of the best possible combinations you can dream of. Having both texts in a similar binding – even if it’s not the first edition of the first part – makes the Ortiz Linares copy a bit of an absolute blue chip.””