Mild soiling on bottom edge, see photos. Otherwise like new. Vintage 1970 edition. Miguel de Cervantes' Don Quixote is a Spanish novel that follows the adventures of a middle-aged nobleman who becomes obsessed with chivalric romances and sets out to live as a knight-errant. Originally published in two parts in 1605 and 1615, the book is considered a founding work of Western literature and the first modern novel. The story centers on Alonso Quixano, a bachelor who loses his mind and renames himself Don Quixote de la Mancha.