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El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha
by CERVANTES SAAVEDRA, Miguel de
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Lebanon, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Madrid: La Imprenta Real, 1797-98. 6 vols. 12mo. Engraved author portrait after J. López Enguídanos and 48 engraved plates after Antonio Rodríguez. [iii]-lix, [1], 283, [1], lxi-lxiii, [1]; 418, [2]; 365, [3]; xiii, [1], 364; 374, [2, blank], [4];392, [4] pp. Contemporary tree calf, covers with gilt roll border, spines richly gilt, red morocco spine labels; a few small scuffs, flaw in leather to rear cover of vol. 2, one plate and a few leaves in vol. 5 worn at fore-edge A beautiful copy in contemporary Spanish binding of this royal printing of Don Quixote. Rius notes this is the first Spanish edition printed in small type and has high praise for the edition in general: "La impresión, muy buena; el papel, excelente, y el gusto tipográfico que en esta edición se nota, la colocan en el lugar de las bellas." With a biography of Cervantes by Manuel Quintana and 48 engraved plates after Antonio Rodriguez.REFERENCE: Osterc, Los Quijotes de la Coleccion Franz Mayer, 75 ("entre las más bonitas de cuantas se impimieron en España durante los siglos XVII y XVIII"); Palau 52029; Rius 58
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- Bookseller
- Bull's Head Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 100973
- Title
- El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha
- Author
- CERVANTES SAAVEDRA, Miguel de
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- La Imprenta Real
- Place of Publication
- Madrid
- Date Published
- 1797-98
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Calf
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- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
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- Gilt
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- 12mo
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