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Published by John Grant, Edinburgh, 1902
Seller: Weathered Stone Books, Skreen, SLIGO, Ireland
Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No d/w. LALAUZE, AD. (illustrator). First Edition Thus. x + 512pp; With 9 tissue-guarded etchings by Lalauze; Minor spotting to edges not affecting plates; Dec. edges, Most pages uncut; Volume 3 only; This is a heavy item; Size: 8vo. Book.
Published by John Grant, Edinburgh, 1902
Seller: Edinburgh Books, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Original Red Cloth Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Lalauze, Adolphe (illustrator). First Edition Thus. 1902. Volume two only of a four volume set. 10 B&W tissue-guarded engravings by Adolphe Lalauze. Original paper label to spine(states 'library edition'). Top edge gilt. Fore and bottom edge uncut. Cloth slightly darkened. Label slightly worn. Offsetting to endpapers. Light foxing to edges, endpapers and occasionally throughout. No inscriptions. This is a heavy book and will cost exta for postage.
Published by Hurst, Robinson and Co. & Archibald Constable, Edinburgh & London, 1822
Seller: Edinburgh Books, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Half Leather Hardback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition Thus. 1822. First 'Lockhart edition in five volumes (John Gibson Lockhart, 1794-1854, was a Scottish writer and edited Peter Motteux's edition of Don Quixote, to which he prefixed a life of author Miguel de Cervantes). lxiv, 366pp.; vii, 328pp.; viii, 350pp.; viii, 331pp.; viii, 355pp. (all five volumes are lacking the half-title page). The five volumes are uniformly bound in contemporary or slightly later half leather over marbled paper covered boards with gold titling on a leather label on the spines. The books have been rebacked and recased in the old boards with the old spine overlaid on new leather, and as a result the books are tight and secure (this repair is probably from the late 20th century). The cases of the books have shelf wear on the boards and some expected damage with a little loss to the paper on the edges of the boards. The corners are lightly bumped with some damage and a little loss to the leather on the corner tips. The old spine leather is scuffed with some pitting and the volume numbering on the spines is worn and indistinct. Pieces are missing from the ends and edges of the old overlaid spines with the newer leather being visible. The contents are tight and clean apart from a few small marks and some browning and foxing to the last thirty or so pages of volume 4 and a small stain or burn mark on the title-page and first contents page of volume 5. There is no inscription. PLEASE NOTE: This is a heavy set and extra postage will be required.
Published by William Paterson, Edinburgh., 1879
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. The History of The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha, by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. Translated from the Spanish by P.A. Motteux. In 4 Volumes, complete. Published by William Paterson, Edinburgh, 1879 - 1884. These 4 volumes are all first printings of this version of the book. Printed by Turnbull & Spears, Edinburgh. an uncommon edition. A very good set of 4 blue cloth hardbacks in original Publisher's design, with Don Quixote figure in gilt. Text is clean and bright throughout with light foxing to first and last few pages. Some spotting to the uncut edges of the text block. With very attractive tissue guarded plates. The inner joints of each volume have all been professionally strengthened and the joint colour matched to the endpapers, making for a secure binding. Without this, these books are always found very weak in their hinges, which are usually split, as the text block is of substantial weight relative to the boards. Text in English. Vol 1: xi + 1pp + xlii + 445pp + Plates. Published 1879. Vol 2: viii + 2pp + 484pp + Plates. Published 1880. Vol 3: x + 1pp + 512pp + Plates. Published 1882. Vol 4: ix + 2pp + 508pp + Plates. Published 1882. Weight approximately 6.1kg (the set - unpacked). Approx Dimensions: Each volume approximately 252mm high x 175mm wide x 52mm deep. Extra postage may be payable. More photos on request.