ON THE TRAIL OF DON QUIXOTE: BEING A RECORD OF RAMBLES IN THE ANCIENT PROVINCE OF LA MANCHA
by Jaccaci, August F
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Princeton, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1896. "This book is the natural outgrowth of a friendship between artist and author - the one a Spaniard, the other familiar from youth with Spain, and both lovers of the book wherein are recounted the adventures of the good Knight and of his faithful Squire." 239 pp. Illustrated by Daniel Vierge. Gift inscription by author on second free endpaper. Maroon cloth covers with gilt imprint of Quixote on his steed on front cover, faded gilt lettering on spine. Cover corners and edges are bumped and rubbed, cover faces are scuffed and darkened along edges, spine is discolored and faded, wear to joints, spine ends are quite torn and frayed. Gilt top page edge. Bookplate from previous owner on front inside cover. Front hinge broken, back hinge loose, spine loose or broken within interior. Pages are browning along edges, some edges uncut, few corners are lightly creased. Book in Good to Good+ condition. Scarce first edition signed by author.. Gift Inscription By Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. Illus. by Daniel Vierge. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 8 1/2". Spain.
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- Bookseller
- Bee Creek Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007375
- Title
- ON THE TRAIL OF DON QUIXOTE: BEING A RECORD OF RAMBLES IN THE ANCIENT PROVINCE OF LA MANCHA
- Author
- Jaccaci, August F
- Illustrator
- Daniel Vierge
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1896
- Keywords
- Early Travels, Memoir, Spain, Don Quixote
- Bookseller catalogs
- Early Travel; Signed;
- Size
- Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 8 1/2"
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About the Seller
Bee Creek Books
Biblio member since 2010
Princeton, New Jersey
About Bee Creek Books
Welcome to Bee Creek Books! We specialize in rare and out of print books in a variety of subjects (fiction to fishing, the arts to agriculture), old government documents, rare periodicals, vintage journals, no longer printed reports and quarterlies, classic maps and charts, photos, and much more!
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