Rafaello Busoni (1900–1962)

Author of The Man Who Was Don Quixote: The Story of Miguel Cervantes

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Includes the names: Rafaello Busoni, Illustrator Rafaello Busoni

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The Man Who Was Don Quixote: The Story of Miguel Cervantes (1958) 36 copies, 1 review

Stanley's Africa (1944) 12 copies

THE BIBLE STORY LIBRARY Illustrated 4-Volume set: [Book 1] From Creation to Exodus; [Book 2] From Moses to David; [Book 3] From Solomon to Roman Conquest; [Book 4] Life of Christ… 9 copies

Dick Whittington and His Cat (1970) 3 copies

Australia (1942) 3 copies

A Gift for Genghis Khan (1961) 3 copies

Mexico and the Inca Lands (1942) 2 copies

Italy (1950) 1 copy

Johnny and His Wonderful Bed (1945) 1 copy

A Treasury of Grand Opera 1 copy

Somi builds a church,: A story from Lapland, (1943) 1 copy

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A Tale of Two Cities (1859) — Illustrator; Illustrator, some editions — 41,818 copies, 492 reviews

The Red and the Black (1830) — Illustrator, some editions — 10,712 copies, 143 reviews

The Charterhouse of Parma (1839) — Illustrator, some editions — 4,939 copies, 82 reviews

The Greatest Gift (1943) — Illustrator, some editions — 244 copies, 16 reviews

A Treasury of Grand Opera (1946) — Illustrator — 203 copies, 4 reviews

Why the Chimes Rang (1908) — Illustrator, some editions — 190 copies, 2 reviews

The Hudson (1939) — Illustrator, some editions — 126 copies, 1 review

Page boy of Camelot: Original title, Page boy for King Arthur (1949) — Illustrator, some editions — 95 copies

Treasury of Christmas Songs and Carols (1973) — Illustrator — 79 copies, 1 review

Why the Chimes Rang and Other Stories (2008) — Illustrator, some editions — 62 copies, 2 reviews

Good Housekeeping's Best Book of Heroes and Heroines (1958) — Illustrator — 35 copies

Great American Heroines (1960) — Illustrator, some editions — 27 copies, 2 reviews

The harmonious world of Johann Kepler (2012) — Illustrator, some editions — 25 copies

The Mayos: Pioneers in Medicine (1942) — Illustrator — 23 copies

Robin Hood's Arrow (2021) — Illustrator — 22 copies

Marco Polo (Real People) (1951) — Illustrator — 18 copies

The Christmas Tree Forest (1958) — Illustrator — 16 copies

The Bible Story Library Volume III From Solomon to the Roman Conquest (1956) — Illustrator — 16 copies, 1 review

The Tall Hunter (1956) — Illustrator — 11 copies

The Lavender Cat (1944) — Illustrator — 6 copies

Forward, Commandos! (1947) — Illustrator — 6 copies

The Story of Jack and the Beanstalk; The Story of What Happened to Hansel and Gretel; The Whimsical History of Bluebeard [3 vols.] (The Evergreen Tales; or, Tales for the Ageless,… (1952) — Illustrator — 5 copies

Writing Books for Boys and Girls (1952) — Contributor, some editions — 5 copies

Scandinavia (1948) — Illustrator — 4 copies

Ship's Dog (1945) — Illustrator — 2 copies

Chancho: A Boy and his Pig in Peru (1947) — Illustrator — 1 copy

Oceania, (1945) — Illustrator — 1 copy

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Birthdate: 1900-02-01
Date of death: 1962-03
Gender: male
Occupations: painter
illustrator
Relationships: Busoni, Ferrucio (father)
Nationality: Germany
Italy
Places of residence: Berlin, Germany
Place of death: New York, New York, USA

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The Man Who Was Don Quixote: The Story of Miguel Cervantes by Rafaello Busoni

Originally printed in 1958 (My copy 8th printing from 1968). Full of charming pen and ink illustrations. The author's father loved the book Don Quixote. The author was less than enthused as a young man. But, re-read as an older man and found the humor and pathos in the story recognizing the genius of a classic work. He decided to write about the life of the author of the book and this is the result.

The author of Don Quixote was born in Spain. A second born son. Traveled thru the country show more with his family in his early years as his father dispensed medical advise and care. He joined the army, was wounded in action against the Ottomans. Spent several years on garrison duty. Was captured by pirates and eventually ransomed after a couple of failed escape attempts. show less

Mar 19, 2015