El casamiento engañoso y el coloquio de los perros

BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD 2030
1. Bibliographic information
Author
Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de
Title
El casamiento engañoso y el coloquio de los perros
Statement of responsibility
Critical edition with introduction and notes by Agustín G. de Amezúa y Mayo
Place of publication
Madrid
Publisher
Bailly-Baillière
Printer
Not identified
Date
1912
Imprint (isbd)
Madrid: Bailly-Baillière, 1912
Language
Spanish
Edition
Critical edition
Alternative title
Novelas ejemplares
Original work
El casamiento engañoso ; Coloquio de los perros
Original language
Spanish
Print run
Work awarded the Gold Medal by unanimous vote of the Royal Spanish Academy and printed at its expense.
2. Physical description
Collation
[12], 715, [29] pages
Illustrations
Photographic frontispiece depicting the Portal of the former Hospital of the Resurrection in Valladolid
Maps
None
Format
Quarto (4to)
Dimensions
26.5 × 20 cm
Typographical signatures
Not identified
Paper type
Wove paper, untrimmed on the fore-edge and lower edge; gilt top edge
Watermarks
Not identified
Printing condition
Very good; complete and well-printed text, with scattered foxing, particularly on the preliminary leaves.
3. Binding
Binding type
Full leather
Material
Smooth leather
Decoration
Spine with five raised bands, gilt tooling between the bands and gilt title; plain boards; marbled endpapers
Binding condition
Very good
4. Contents
Contents
Critical edition of El casamiento engañoso and El coloquio de los perros, two of Miguel de Cervantes' Novelas ejemplares, with introduction, critical study, notes, addenda, index and errata prepared by Agustín G. de Amezúa y Mayo. Includes a photographic frontispiece showing the Portal of the former Hospital of the Resurrection in Valladolid.
5. General notes
Notes
Critical edition published under the auspices of the Royal Spanish Academy. The title page states that the work was awarded the Gold Medal by unanimous vote of the Academy and printed at its expense. The volume retains its gilt top edge, untrimmed fore-edge and lower edge, and a high-quality full leather binding. It shows age-related foxing that does not impair the readability of the text.
6. Subjects
Subjects
Spanish literature, novella, short fiction, Spanish Golden Age, Cervantes studies, literary criticism, Hispanic philology, critical edition, literary history
7. Copy record
Shelfmark
2030
Condition
Very good
Provenance
Biblioteca de Alfred Gallart i Genis
Copy notes
Copy bound in full leather with a five-raised-band spine and gilt decoration. Marbled endpapers. Wove paper with untrimmed fore-edge and lower edge, and gilt top edge. Complete text with foxing, especially on the preliminary leaves, while preserving excellent legibility and very good structural integrity.