L'Ingénieux Hidalgo Don Quichotte de la Manche by CERVANTES SAAVEDRA, Miguel de - 1853

First edition. R. Faulder. 1794. Royal Octavo. xvi, 183pp, + 7*, 8*. Engraved frontispiece, engraved tailpiece, engraved vignette, 54 further plates. All present, (including the rare Frontis-piss), with the exception of the Richardson censored plate. Later half calf, cloth. Spine in six, with raised banding, gilt lettering and rules. Minor rubbing/bumping to spine and corners. Shepherd Boy relaid onto larger paper.
With the bookplate of Charles Barrington Brown, geologist, explorer and author to fep. Signature of his son, C Barrington Brown, Caius Coll. Cambridge to ffep. From the library of Denis Gray, with his bookplate to ffep.

Quarter-calf, front hinge shows wear but firm. Particulars in gilt to spine; raised bands. Some passages underlined in blue ink and name stamp "Servando Diego Jr." ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 601 pages; All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail.

Bath: Wilkinson Bros, 1890 Book. Good. Hardcover. viii, 127, [1] pages. Privately printed. Presentation inscription to the front free end paper - To Dr and Mrs Hensley with the author's kind regards. Free end papers are rather browned. In the original cloth covered boards, but these are worn and darkened. The polished surface has gone from the whole of the front board and the edges of the rear. Pages are all edges gilt. Some splitting to the paper over the inner hinges..

First edition pamphlet, circa 1892. Condition is Very Good: Some toning around edges of wraps. Small chips, small closed edge tears and minor corner wear on some pages. Staples with some rust. No interior writing or vandalism. Pages are bright. Wraps are attached but delicate especially in front. Paginates: wraps, (1)-32. Somewhat uncommon pamphlet. WorldCat locates approximately 20 physical copies. See OCLC: 166586224 and 2599901. See McDade (Annals of Murder) 6. This pamphlet has two laid in adverts for another pamphlet "Life, trial, and confession of Sawtell" (AKA: Trial of Isaac Sawtell; AKA: History of the Murder of Hiram Sawtell by his brother Isaac Sawtell. McDade 852.) The laid in ads are the most ephemeral of ephemera. A collectible item in like condition. Please see images of the book you will receive. Notes: Although author and date are not present one may make an educated guess. Murder was committed November, 1891 with trial shortly thereafter. These pamphlets would have been published at… Read More

24 mo. (5 3/4 X 3 inches) London: Joseph Smith, 1835. Third Edition. iii-vi, 7-576 pages, hardcover, full page frontispiece (signed in the plate by W. Walker, but taken from G. Cruikshank), title vignette by Cruikshank, half page illustrations throughout the text attributed to Cruikshank; good condition, in a slightly cocked mauve dark cloth binding, with a paper label on spine repeating the illustration from the title page (Cohn 856 page 242) A collection of humorous anecdotes, jokes, and whimsical observations enhanced by satirical illustrations.

First edition. R. Faulder. 1794. Royal Octavo. xvi, 183pp, + 7*, 8*. Engraved frontispiece, engraved tailpiece, engraved vignette, 54 further plates. All present, (including the rare Frontis-piss), with the exception of the Richardson censored plate. Later half calf, cloth. Spine in six, with raised banding, gilt lettering and rules. Minor rubbing/bumping to spine and corners. Shepherd Boy relaid onto larger paper.
With the bookplate of Charles Barrington Brown, geologist, explorer and author to fep. Signature of his son, C Barrington Brown, Caius Coll. Cambridge to ffep. From the library of Denis Gray, with his bookplate to ffep.

Quarter-calf, front hinge shows wear but firm. Particulars in gilt to spine; raised bands. Some passages underlined in blue ink and name stamp "Servando Diego Jr." ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 601 pages; All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail.

Bath: Wilkinson Bros, 1890 Book. Good. Hardcover. viii, 127, [1] pages. Privately printed. Presentation inscription to the front free end paper - To Dr and Mrs Hensley with the author's kind regards. Free end papers are rather browned. In the original cloth covered boards, but these are worn and darkened. The polished surface has gone from the whole of the front board and the edges of the rear. Pages are all edges gilt. Some splitting to the paper over the inner hinges..

First edition pamphlet, circa 1892. Condition is Very Good: Some toning around edges of wraps. Small chips, small closed edge tears and minor corner wear on some pages. Staples with some rust. No interior writing or vandalism. Pages are bright. Wraps are attached but delicate especially in front. Paginates: wraps, (1)-32. Somewhat uncommon pamphlet. WorldCat locates approximately 20 physical copies. See OCLC: 166586224 and 2599901. See McDade (Annals of Murder) 6. This pamphlet has two laid in adverts for another pamphlet "Life, trial, and confession of Sawtell" (AKA: Trial of Isaac Sawtell; AKA: History of the Murder of Hiram Sawtell by his brother Isaac Sawtell. McDade 852.) The laid in ads are the most ephemeral of ephemera. A collectible item in like condition. Please see images of the book you will receive. Notes: Although author and date are not present one may make an educated guess. Murder was committed November, 1891 with trial shortly thereafter. These pamphlets would have been published at… Read More

24 mo. (5 3/4 X 3 inches) London: Joseph Smith, 1835. Third Edition. iii-vi, 7-576 pages, hardcover, full page frontispiece (signed in the plate by W. Walker, but taken from G. Cruikshank), title vignette by Cruikshank, half page illustrations throughout the text attributed to Cruikshank; good condition, in a slightly cocked mauve dark cloth binding, with a paper label on spine repeating the illustration from the title page (Cohn 856 page 242) A collection of humorous anecdotes, jokes, and whimsical observations enhanced by satirical illustrations.