Real Academia Española

One of the goals of my current trip to Mexico was to find a cheap used copy of this. I succeeded after several weeks. It has its faults, many words for Mexican foods are missing, as were some words I came across in "Memoria de mis putas tristes". Until I find more drastic faults I will treat this as the "Bible" of the Spanish language. I do wish it was a little more like the OED though.

(14), XXI, (1), 384 pp. With woodcut vignette on the title. Marbled leather strap of the period with gold stamped. red spine label and some gilding on the spine. Three-sided red cut. Marble attachments. 8vo. Third edition of this grammar prepared by the Royal Spanish Academy, first published in 1771. A standard work in its time, a French edition was also published (1821). - Binding slightly rubbed, lower capital damaged, ...

(14), XXI, (1), 384 pp. With woodcut vignette on the title. Marbled leather strap of the period with gold stamped. red spine label and some gilding on the spine. Three-sided red cut. Marble attachments. 8vo. Third edition of this grammar prepared by the Royal Spanish Academy, first published in 1771. A standard work in its time, a French edition was also published (1821). - Binding slightly rubbed, lower capital damaged, ...

indispensable