Quijancho (NOTE: Better known as Don Quixote)

Limited edition of 2300, of which this is 1718. Language: Spanish. Beautiful brown leather-bound hardcover with 3 raised bands on the spine and an integral brass latch with a twisting lock mechanism. A modest bump/dent to the head of the cover spine. Back cover a bit warped, not perfectly flat (see photo). Back cover has a small (no more than 1 cm.) crack in the leather towarards the bottom right (see photo). Back cover also has a few small black scuffs/marks (see photo). Overall the cover has some general rubbing with some subtle lines/scratches from storage and past contact against other books; however, the cover is still very attractive and should become more uniform with age. A tiny nick to the front pastedown (endpaper) at the edge right next to the back of the brass latch. Pages and illustrations are clean, unmarked, and in very good shape. 241 pages, 33 x 25 cm.

From the colophon page: ESTE LIBRO SE ACABO DE IMPIMIR EN LOS ULTIMOS DIAS DEL MES DE NOVIEMBRE DEL ANO 1997 EN LOS TALLERES DE SAN GERMAN DE MADRID, SOBRE PAPEL TINTORETTO CREMA DE 140 GRAMOS. HA SIDO ENCUADERNADO A HILO VEGETAL CON TAPAS DE CUERO NATURAL, EN EDICION NUMERADA Y UNICA DE 2300 EJEMPLARES. PARA LA EDICION DE LOS TEXTOS SE HAN UTILIZADO VARIAS VERSIONES DE LA OBRA DE CERVANTES 'DON QUIJOTE DE LA MANCHA', CON ESPECIAL MENCION A LA SEGUNDA EDICION QUE HIZO DE LA MISMA MARTIN DE RIQUER EN EL ANO 1950. LAS ILLUSTRRACIONES HAN SIDO REPRODUCIDAS EN PAPEL RIVOLI MARFIL DE 120 GRAMOS, Y ESTAN SACADAS DE LOS GRABADOS QUE SE RECOGEN EN LA EDICION DE 1863 QUE REALIZO EL IMPRESOR TOMAS GORCHS, EN BARCELONA, Y QUE SON ORIGINALES DE DIVERSOS AUTORES Y GRABADORES.

NOTE: More photos have been taken and are available on request.