The Adventures of Don Quixote de la Mancha. Two Volume set in slipcase.
by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Shelbyville, Indiana, United States
Item Price
A$131.70A$105.36
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About This Item
New York, NY: Thomas Nelson and Sons Book. Fine. Full-Leather. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Full black Morocco leather with gilt rules to fronts; gilt lettering /rules/design to spines. Comes in a deep purple slipcase. All page edges gilt. These are FINE. Slipcase is VG ( lacking paper label). No date given. Books look and feel unread. Exquisite. Slipcase has modest bumping around the open side and the scuff on the spine where the label is missing. Black EPs.Text in English. SCARCE. No other such on Abe as of November 2022..
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- Bookseller
- Bailey Bonzo Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002693
- Title
- The Adventures of Don Quixote de la Mancha. Two Volume set in slipcase.
- Author
- Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson and Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Size
- 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Bailey Bonzo Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Bailey Bonzo Books
Biblio member since 2020
Shelbyville, Indiana
About Bailey Bonzo Books
Bailey Bonzo Books....Specializing in collectble First Editions, SIGNED copies, Science Fiction/Fantasy, and RARE copies of all kinds.
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- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack 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...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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....
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