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Don Quixote of the Mancha
by Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de; Parry, Judge [Edward Abbott] (Retold by); Crane, Walter (Illustrated by)
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London / Manchester: Blackie & Son Limited / Sherratt & Hughes, 1900. First Edition . Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Crane, Walter. First edition dated 1900. Retold by Judge Edward Abbott Parry and illustrated by Walter Crane. xii, 245 pp + 2 p publisher's ads. Colour frontispiece and 10 other colour plates, colour title page, 19 half-page b/w illustrations, all as called for. Attractively bound in terracotta cloth with lettering and decoration to spine and both boards. Fore and bottom page edges untrimmed/deckle. Binding a little worn, corners rubbed, spine tips pushed and rubbed. Ex Libris book plate and some markings to front endpapers, spotting to front and back eps. Light age-toning to paper. Toning and spotting to page edges, creeping onto page margins in places. Contents o/w clean with only a few minor marks. Overall a good copy of this delightfully illustrated book. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Additional photos can be sent on request or these may be viewed on my listing. All orders professionally packed, tracked and/or signed for, and insured.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bath and West Books (PBFA)
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005966
- Title
- Don Quixote of the Mancha
- Author
- Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de; Parry, Judge [Edward Abbott] (Retold by); Crane, Walter (Illustrated by)
- Illustrator
- Crane, Walter
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Blackie & Son Limited / Sherratt & Hughes
- Place of Publication
- London / Manchester
- Date Published
- 1900
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Children's; Fine & Decorative Bindings; First Editions;
Terms of Sale
Bath and West Books (PBFA)
Book orders are professionally packed and shipped within 48 hours.
Returns accepted within 14 days of delivery but please contact us in first instance.
About the Seller
Bath and West Books (PBFA)
Biblio member since 2009
Bath, Somerset
About Bath and West Books (PBFA)
Bath and West Books is an online/mail order business owned by Jo West and based just outside the city of Bath. I have been dealing in antiquarian and secondhand books since 2003 and I buy and sell books on a wide variety of subjects with particular interests in Literature and Poetry, The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, Modern Firsts, History, Politics, Children's and Illustrated Books, Travel, Art, Fine Bindings, Literary Sets, the Folio Society and anything unusual and interesting. Please visit www.BathandWestBooks.co.uk for further information. You can also follow us at Twitter.com/BathWestBooks.
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- Title Page
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- Cloth
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- Plate
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