Granada Window

London: Falcon Press, 1949. First Edition (presumed; no prior editions or printings cited). Octavo in blue buckram, gilt titles, dust jacket; 82 pp: plates; 23 cm Very good in very good dust jacket; mild foxing to textblock, light tone to pages; a tight copy; jacket is clipped and shows slight edwear, wrapped in archival myar. Hardcover.

Starting with an insightful examination of Spain’s greatest literary figure, Cervantes, and his enduring classic Don Quixote, Steen explores the uniqueness of Spain’s cultural heritage, from its classic literature to the historical legacy of the Moorish rule.The frontispiece of this copy is reproduced from a painting by Sir WIlliam Nicholson, and the endpaper and the illustration facing page 16 are reproduced from drawing sby Gregorio Prieto