The Adventures of Don Quixote de la Mancha, adapted for the young
by M Jones, Miguel de Cervantes
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Item Price
A$155.06A$124.04
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About This Item
London: George Routledge & Sons Ltd Book. Very Good. Leather. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Undated adaptation of the novel by Miguel de Cervantes, probably circa 1895. Leather binding with 5 raised bands to spine, gilt lettering on burgundy leather title label. Gilt crest to top board, dated 1555. Marbled edges and endpapers, gilt borders. 503pp, illustrated with many black and white drawings and 4 colour plates, tissue guard to frontis. Slight rubbing to spine and corners, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Washburn Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014874
- Title
- The Adventures of Don Quixote de la Mancha, adapted for the young
- Author
- M Jones, Miguel de Cervantes
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- George Routledge & Sons Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Bookseller catalogs
- Collectable Fiction;
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About the Seller
Washburn Books
Biblio member since 2010
Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire
About Washburn Books
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....