The History of the Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of la Mancha.: Translated from the Spanish by P.A. Motteux
by CERVANTES SAAVEDRA, Miguel de
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About This Item
London: William Patterson, 1892. Adolphe Lalauze. 4 vols. 8vo. 37 etchings by Adolphe Lalauze. [iii]-xi, [1], xlii, 445, [1]; viii, [4], 484; x, [2], 512; ix, [3], 508 pp. Contemporary half calf gilt and marbled boards, t.e.g.; foxing to endpapers and some preliminaries, offsetting from plate tissue guards, a handsome set
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- Bull's Head Rare Books (US)
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- 100972
- Title
- The History of the Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of la Mancha.
- Author
- CERVANTES SAAVEDRA, Miguel de
- Illustrator
- Adolphe Lalauze
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Patterson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1892
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- Gilt
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- 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...