Franklin Library limited edition of Don Quixote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes, published in 1978 as part of The Great Books of the Western World collection. This heirloom-quality volume features a rich brown faux leather binding with intricate 22kt gold stamping on the cover and spine. The book includes hubbed spines, archival-quality paper, a sewn-in silk ribbon bookmark, and decorative endpapers. Illustrations by Daniel Vierge accompany the John Ormsby translation. The pages are finished with beautiful all-edge gilding.
Exceptional condition — purchased new and stored on a shelf for approximately 20 years, never read. Pages are clean, crisp, and free of marks, foxing, or yellowing. Binding is tight. Gilding is bright and fully intact. Covers show no cracking or wear. Essentially new old stock.