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The Life and Exploits of Don Quixote de la Mancha Vol II
by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Knight and Lacey, 1824. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1824. No Edition Stated. 393 pages. Vol II. Half leather bound to patterned boards, with gilt lettering. Translated by Charles Jarvis. B&W illustrations. Mild brown staining to pages throughout. Notable foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Front hinge cracked. Moderate wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with split along front joint. Notable rubbing to spine ends and cracking to spine, with heavy scuffing to boards. Small splits (approx. 1cm) and chips to spine ends.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1707153664DPB
- Title
- The Life and Exploits of Don Quixote de la Mancha Vol II
- Author
- Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Knight and Lacey
- Date Published
- 1824
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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