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The life and exploits of the ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote de la Mancha... 2 vols. London, Lewis for Oddy 1809. with 2 eng. Title page, 1 folded engraved map and 18 (incl. portrait) steel engraved plates. XXIV, 572; VIII, 623 pp. Hardcover d. Zt. with gilt-stamped. Fillets. (backstrip renewed, somewhat rubbed). Bonsoms 432, British Museum 12492, not in Brunet and Lewine. - Contains illustrations after Vanderbank, Coypel, Castillo and a map of Spain and Portugal. - Partly slightly stained. - Ex-libris.

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The life and exploits of the ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote de la Mancha... 2 vols. London, Lewis for Oddy 1809. with 2 eng. Title page, 1 folded engraved map and 18 (incl. portrait) steel engraved plates. XXIV, 572; VIII, 623 pp. Hardcover d. Zt. with gilt-stamped. Fillets. (backstrip renewed, somewhat rubbed). Bonsoms 432, British Museum 12492, not in Brunet and Lewine. - Contains illustrations after Vanderbank, Coypel, Castillo and a map of Spain and Portugal. - Partly slightly stained. - Ex-libris.

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