The Relic Eça De Queiroz 1925 | Hardcover Plain Cloth Variant | Alfred A. Knopf
This is the rare plain-cloth issue of Knopf’s 1925 English translation of A Relíquia (The Relic), translated by Aubrey F. G. Bell and published by Alfred A. Knopf in just-arrived York. Unlike the fully jacketed edition, this trade variant was bound in gilt-stamped cloth without a dust jacket, retaining the complete 289-page text block in English• First Knopf English translation, translated from the Portuguese by Aubrey F. G. Bell• Hardcover plain-cloth binding (no dust jacket), gilt-stamped spine• 289 pages of Eça de Queiroz’s satirical picaresque novel• Octavo format (approx. 7″ × 4 5/8″) with decorated endpapers typical of 1920s Knopf editions• Good collectible condition—tight binding, bright gilt stamping, minimal edgewearCondition: Good condition ( PLEASE SEE IMAGES FOR DETAILS ON THE CONDITION OF THE BOOK )Author: José Maria de Eça de QueirózTranslator: Aubrey F. G. BellPublisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New YorkFormat: HardcoverPages: 289Language: EnglishDimensions: 7″ × 4 5/8″