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Adventures of Don Quixote De La Mancha
by Miguel De Cervantes
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Clarence, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: G. Routledge & Co, 1858. Hardcover. Good. Adventures of Don Quixote De La Mancha" by Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra. Translated by Charles Jarvis. Published by G. Routledge & Co., London, 1858. Illustrated by John Gilbert. Measures 4.75" x 7.25", 605 pages. Half-bound in calf over marbled boards with marbled edges, paste-downs and endpapers. Title and decorations stamped in gilt on the spine, with raise bands. The book is in good minus overall antiquarian condition. Scuffs, scratches, and rubbing to the boards, leather corners and spine. The gilt embellishment on the spine is clear and well preserved. The boards are cracked at the hinges, exposing the webbing underneath. Previous owner's Christmas gift inscription in ink on the front leaf. Closed tears to the last page of text, leaf, and endpaper with a large piece of the leaf missing. Light foxing to the preliminary pages. The binding is cracked at pages 33 and 577, with additional leaves standing proud. The textblock is gently toned and largely clean and bright. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory # (E3-11).
Synopsis
Don Quixote, fully titled The Ingenious Hidalgo Don Quixote of La Mancha, is a novel written by Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes. Cervantes created a fictional origin for the story by creating a fictional Moorish chronicler for Don Quixote named Cide Hamete Benengeli. Published in two volumes a decade apart (in 1605 and 1615), Don Quixote is the most influential work of literature to emerge from the Spanish Golden Age and the entire Spanish literary canon.
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- Bookseller
- Ernestoic Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001353
- Title
- Adventures of Don Quixote De La Mancha
- Author
- Miguel De Cervantes
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- G. Routledge & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1858
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Ernestoic Books
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Clarence, New York
About Ernestoic Books
Ernestoic Books, where you can find the most sought after Modern First Editions. As our name suggests, Ernest Hemingway is our specialty and our passion. We guarantee the condition of every book we sell. Returns may be made within 14 days of receipt for any reason. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
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