Search Results for: “Miguel de Cervantes”

Author: Miguel de Cervantes; Doré, Gustave [illus.]Binding: SoftbackPublished: London, Paris, New York & Melbourne: Cassell & Company, Limited, 1111Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous owner"Don Quixote"...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodCondition remarks: light foxing on spineFew novels in the history of world literature have dared to invent an entire genre — and then brilliantly subvert...

A beautiful clothbound edition of Miguel de Cervantes' mock-epic masterwork, Don Quixote Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible...

The definitive translation of the world's greatest novel TRANSLATED BY EDITH GROSSMAN Widely regarded as the world's first modern novel, and one of the funniest and most tragic books ever...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodOne of the most celebrated works in all of Western literature, Don Quixote of the Mancha chronicles the tragicomic adventures of Alonso Quixano, a Spanish gentleman...

Author: Miguel de Cervantes; Translated by Peter Motteux; Illustrated by Salvador DalíBinding: HardbackPublished: Cross River Press, New York, 1979, Limited ReprintCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No...

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Condition remarks: Condition: Very Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears. Page Condition: yellowed with signs of aging. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Good. What begins as an unlikely road trip...

"I dare anyone to read this book without a ginormous grin on their faces. Warmth, humor and enchantments burst off the page, and the colorful characters of the Granados family...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. At the heart of Western literary culture...

???A young woman learns to embrace all the messy imperfections of life and love with some help from her magical family ??? '[A] cozy magical romance . . . a...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Slipcase: WornPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Yellowed spine. Slipcase repaired with tape. A landmark of Spanish Renaissance literature, The Spanish Bawd: Being the Tragi-Comedy of...

Each book in the "Everyman" series has been re-set with wide margins and easy-to-read type and includes a themed introduction, chronology of life and times of the author, plot summary,...

This collection features 16 monumental works of non-fiction, encompassing philosophy, politics, autobiography, and practical advice. Spanning over two millennia, from the ancient wisdom of Confucius and Marcus Aurelius to the...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. In Myself with Others: Selected Essays, one...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition (red hardcover boards visible). Page Condition: Good, slight aging visible. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Binding appears...

'He has everything - pleasantry, seriousness, reason, vigour, pathos, eloquence of every kind' Voltaire A French courtier, secret agent, libertine and adventurer, Beaumarchais (1732-99) was also author of two sparkling...

Author: Sebastien de CastellFormat: Hardback, 162mm x 236mm, 560g, 336 pagesPublished: Quercus Publishing, United Kingdom, 2023A mortally wounded magistrate faces his deadliest trial inside an ancient abbey where the monks...

Author: Paul Magrs Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 144 A charming collection of quotes about cats from our favourite authors, accompanied by artwork in the trademark style of Paul Magrs...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingIn the landscape of modern European thought, few figures loom as large or as enigmatically as Miguel de Unamuno — the Spanish...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: YellowedSet against the sun-scorched landscapes and turbulent soul of Spain, An Interlude in Spain transports the reader into a world of vivid...

Another classic travel book from Maugham; fierce and colourful throughout. Considered by Graham Greene to be Maugham's best work, Don Fernando is a paean to a golden age of enormous...

A riveting new history of Spanish imperialism, and the men who laid its foundations The 'conquistadores', the early explorers and settlers of Spanish America, have become the stuff of legends...

An exhilarating, far-ranging collection of non-fiction writing from the internationally acclaimed author of A Heart So White and The Infatuations Internationally renowned writer Javier Marias is a tireless examiner of...

Contains new translations of de Nerval's work Poet, visionary, short-story writer and autobiographer, Gerard de Nerval (1808-1855) explored the uncertain borderlines between dream and reality, irony and madness, autobiography and...

Witty and nihilistic essays from one of Central Europe's most remarkable philosophers A Short History of Decay (1949) is E. M. Cioran's nihilistic and witty collection of aphoristic essays concerning...

Reflections by the creator of the essay form display the humane, skeptical, humorous, and honest views of Montaigne, revealing his thoughts on sexuality, religion, cannibals, intellectuals, and other unexpected themes....

In The Four Agreements, bestselling author don Miguel Ruiz reveals the source of self-limiting beliefs that rob us of joy and create needless suffering. Based on ancient Toltec wisdom, The...

The range of topics and the careful consideration given to them by Montaigne is unsurpassed; he studies humanity through poetry, love and ectasy - but also through cannibalism and war-horses...

A selection of Michel de Montaigne's most profound, searching essays, in a new translation and stunning hardback edition featuring an introduction by Yiyun Li 'I myself am the subject of...

This is the autobiography of G. Cabrera Infante, recognized as one of the most original Latin American writers. He has written novels, stories, critical essays, articles and screenplays and has...

'Brilliant and vivid world-building . . . riveting' CHAD STAHLESKI, director of John Wick'A masterful blend of Sebastien de Castell's unique brand of wry humour, elegant prose, and wonderfully imaginative...

"A perfect blend of magic, humor, adventure, and heart!" -Rick Riordan, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of Percy Jackson and the Olympians A rich and exciting new Latine middle...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or marking Markings: No markingsThis autobiography chronicles the life of Vivian De Sola Pinto from 1895 to 1922, detailing his education at...

Author: Simone de BeauvoirBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins, 1969, First English EditionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThe Woman Destroyed is a powerful exploration of women's existential struggles,...

Author: Henry SaveryBinding: PaperbackPublisher: University of Queensland Press, 1984Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThe Bitter Bread Of Banishment: Formerly...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, with a tear and some peeling on the front cover. No major damage to the spine. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No visible markings noted....

'This is is explicitly, and joyously, a book about books, about what can be learned from them and what is lost when they are lost' GUARDIAN ' Full of stylish...

Author: Stephen CoulterBinding: HardbackPublished: JONATHAN CAPE, 1958Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsDamned Shall Be Desire: The Passionate Life Of Guy De Maupassant chronicles the tumultuous existence of one of...

Edition: First ed.Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: Previous owner,Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and cornersFew figures in twentieth-century letters could claim the breadth of vision that Salvador...

'Blackburn rescues the man from inside the madman. She redeems a lost life' - The Times In 1792, when he was forty-seven, the Spanish painter Francisco de Goya contracted a...

Condition remarks:Book: Fair , ex-libraryJacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: Ex-library with usual markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA gripping work of autobiographical non-fiction, Spanish Testament chronicles Arthur Koestler's...