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History and Adventures of the renowned Don Quixote; Translated from the Spanish of Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. To which is prefixed, Some Account of the Author's Life. By T. Smollett, M.D. (4 volumes complete).
by Saavedra, Miguel De Cervantes
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good, moderate wear to corners and spine ends, old library bookplates to pastedowns, some outer joints split, but boards still a
- Seller
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Reno, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
Dublin.: Thomas Ewing., 1766. Contemporary full brown calf, raised bands, red and black spine labels, blue edges. . Good, moderate wear to corners and spine ends, old library bookplates to pastedowns, some outer joints split, but boards still attached, contents clean and tight. . 12mo., 17x10 cm.. An uncommon early edition of the Smollett translation. weight: 2.2 lb. Translated by Smollett. 12 engraved plates.
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- Bookseller
- Zephyr Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 355669
- Title
- History and Adventures of the renowned Don Quixote; Translated from the Spanish of Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. To which is prefixed, Some Account of the Author's Life. By T. Smollett, M.D. (4 volumes complete).
- Author
- Saavedra, Miguel De Cervantes
- Format/Binding
- Contemporary full brown calf, raised bands, red and black spine labels, blue edges.
- Book Condition
- Used - Good, moderate wear to corners and spine ends, old library bookplates to pastedowns, some outer joints split, but boards still a
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Thomas Ewing.
- Place of Publication
- Dublin.
- Date Published
- 1766
- Pages
- xxxiv, 250: 374, [1], :x, 288: 288 pp.
- Size
- 12mo., 17x10 cm.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Zephyr Books
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About the Seller
Zephyr Books
Biblio member since 2018
Reno, Nevada
About Zephyr Books
Zephyr Books is owned and operated by Lee and Ivye Johnson. We have been in the book business in Reno, Nevada since 1994. We have operated both brick and mortar, as well as online exclusive shops. We closed our brick and mortar shop in 2013, and now offer an exclusive selection of rare, collectible, and antiquarian books online only.
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 12mo
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- Spine
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- Raised Band(s)
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- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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