Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Price: US$19.08 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Leather spine with red papered boards, this edition is embellished with the illustrations of Robert Smirke. The corners are bumped and the paper of the boards is rubbed to expose the boards around the edges and corners. The leather of the spine has rubbed and faded with heavy wear at the heads, small splits to the sides of the crown encouraging some curling. The unevenly bound rough-cut outer edges of the pages are deeply toned and there is occasional light patches of foxing within the content p
Seller: BoundlessBookstore, Wallingford, United Kingdom
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Good set in full leather with gilt decorations on burgundy leather boards, gilt dentelles, patterned endpapers. All edges gilt. Edge-wear and scuffing, some scrapes to leather on boards. Spines have been repaired and are brown and glossy (different cover from front). Some chipping to leather at top of spine. Only volume two has the title band on spine. Name on endpaper. Foxing throughout. We would be happy to send photos upon request.
Seller: Jackson Street Booksellers, Omaha, NE, U.S.A.
Price: US$763.21 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Original binding. Bookplates to front pastedowns. Boards rubbed and bumped with chipped edges. Some foxing. Leather scuffed and chipped and lightly cracked. Volume one has cracked front and rear gutter with some staining to front endpapers and a newspaper article attached to verso of half title. Vol 2 has a slightly cracked front gutter and some staining to the gutter area up to p.11. Vol 3 has some partially detached pages, p.195-198. Vol 4 has cracked rear gutter and some staining throughout, particularly to front. Otherwise, contents clean and tidy. Size: 8vo
Seller: Bookcase, Carlisle, United Kingdom
Price: US$895.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Four volume set. 3/4 leather; with raised bands. Marbled endpapers. TEG. Rubbing along the spine edges, and a bit of wear at the corner tips. Bit of light chipping at spine heads. Endpapers age-toned; with a bit of light foxing. On the front pastedown of each is the bookplate of Lt. General Charles Pollard. Attractive set. ; LFH16
Seller: Crossroad Books, Eau Claire, WI, U.S.A.
CERVANTES SAAVEDRA, MIGUEL DE. DON QUIXOTE DE LA MANCHA. T. Cadell and W. Davies, London, 1818.
Price: US$1560.00 + shipping
Description: 222 x 137 mm. (8 3/4 x 5 3/8"). Four volumes. Translated by Mary Smirke. Attractive contemporary purple straight-grain morocco, gilt, covers framed by gilt rules with leafy cornerpieces, raised bands, spine panels with central ornament and small leaf tools at corners, gilt lettering, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt, other edges untrimmed. With a total of 48 engravings (24 plates and 26 vignettes) after Robert Smirke. Front pastedown with engraved armorial bookplate of James Walter. Lowndes I, 401. âBindings with just a little rubbing, occasional light yellowing to margins, minor offsetting from engravings, one plate with short tear to margin, but an excellent set, clean and fresh throughout, in pleasing bindings. This is an attractive copy of an esteemed edition of "Don Quixote," illustrated and translated by a father and daughter team. Robert Smirke (1753-1845) was a member of the Royal Academy and renowned for his paintings inspired by great literature. According to DNB, "Smirke mostly painted in oil or in grisaille and he frequently produced works on a small format to facilitate their reproduction as engravings. His style is notable for its flowing, refined drawing, and his use of characterization is typically expressive, revealing playful humour or drama." His daughter Mary (1779-1853), an accomplished artist herself, was also skilled with languages and produced the present translation to accompany her father's illustrations. In addition to being faithfully translated and well illustrated, our set looks handsome on the shelf.
Seller: Phillip J. Pirages Rare Books (ABAA), McMinnville, OR, U.S.A.
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. Don Quixote de la Mancha. T. Cadell, 1818.
Price: US$2000.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: THIS COMPLETE FOUR VOLUME SET IS IN NEAR FINE CONDITION BEAUTIFULLY BOUND BY BIRDSALL, NORTHAMPTON & LONDON IN 3/4 LEATHER WITH BRIGHT GILT RULE TO BOARDS, SIX COMPARTMENTS AND FIVE RAISED BANDS TO SPINE WITH BRIGHT GILT DETAILS AND TITLE. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD, MARBLED END PAPERS AND PASTE DOWNS. NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES, PAGES ARE BRIGHT AND CLEAN, WITHOUT MARKS EXCEPT OWNER PLATE AND MINIMAL FOXING. PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED-FULL PAGE PLATES-WITH ENGRAVINGS FROM PICTURES PAINTED BY ROBERT SMIRKE, BOOKS MEASURE 9"x5.5". 203 YEARS OLD. AN ATTRACTIVE SET IN REMARKABLE CONDITION.
Seller: Reagan's Rare Books, Moseley, VA, U.S.A.