The First Part of the Life and Achievements of the Renowned Don Quixote de la Mancha
by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
Random House, 1941. Hardcover. Very Good. Royal 8vo in dark blue cloth, red title label with gilt device, publisher's slipcase. Binding tight and square, virtually no shelf wear. The slipcase is well worn and has to complete separations.
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- Bookseller
- Dunaway Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 281472
- Title
- The First Part of the Life and Achievements of the Renowned Don Quixote de la Mancha
- Author
- Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Random House
- Date Published
- 1941
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- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- 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...