Types from Spanish Story; or, The Old Manners and Customs of Castile
by James Mew & R. De Los Rios (illust)
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No DJ
- Seller
-
Brattleboro, Vermont, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Good HC, no DJ. Brown cloth over boards; covers and spine decorated with gilt, red and black pointelle, acanthus and tendril designs; gilt titles on spine; gilt top edge; end papers in brown and black with slightly raised floral pattern; two-color title page and chapter heads; decorative drop-cap initials and chapter head and tail pieces. Bright, clean covers and spine; some rubbing wear at cover fore corners and spine ends; boards just exposed at front cover fore corners; 1/8 strip of cloth lacking at spine head; tightly bound; gift inscription on half title in fine hand dated January 1884; fairly heavy foxing on few prelim and terminal leaves; occasional moderate foxing interior. Large 8vo, 80 pp; 37 proof etchings (frontispiece included). See, OCLC #2706551.
Details
- Bookseller
- Madden Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18341
- Title
- Types from Spanish Story; or, The Old Manners and Customs of Castile
- Author
- James Mew & R. De Los Rios (illust)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No DJ
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York: R. Worthington
- Date Published
- 1884
- Keywords
- ETCHINGS, DON QUIXOTE, CERVANTES, HURTADO DE MENDOZA, LAZARILLO, ALEMAN, SPAIN, SPANISH, WRITERS, AUTHORS, GIL BLAS
Terms of Sale
Madden Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Madden Books
Biblio member since 2011
Brattleboro, Vermont
About Madden Books
I am a book collector and seller with many years experience. My particular areas of interest are politics, history, law, economics, labor and sociology. I also collect and sell Vermont and New England books, pamphlets, ephemera and magazines. I have a large selection of mysteries and detective books. I have general stock of literature, sciences, arts, world and regional politics & history.
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- Half Title
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- Fine
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