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Shelfmark

Gn.1.14

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Uniform title

[Don Quixote. English]

Title

The history of the valorous and vvitty-knight-errant, Don-Quixote, of the Mancha. Translated out of the Spanish; now newly corrected and amended.

Varying form of title

History of the valorous and witty-knight-errant, Don-Quixote, of the Mancha

Varying form of title

Running title: Historie of Don Quixote

Publication, distribution, etc.

London : Printed by Richard Hodgkinsonne, for Andrew Crooke, 1652.

Physical description

2 pt. in 1 v. ([3] blank, [8], 137; [5], 138-274 leaves, [3] blank) ; 27 cm. (Fol.)

Note

Translation, by Thomas Shelton, of Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de. Don Quixote.

Note

Part 2 has separate dated title-page on leaf leaf 2M2 recto.

Note

Running title: The historie of Don Quixote.

Note

Foliation omits "215" and repeats "244".

Note

Signatures: )(⁴ 2)(⁴ A-Z⁴ 2A-2Z⁴ 3A-3Z⁴ 4A⁴ (4A4 blank).

Note

Two woodcut title-page ornaments; headpieces and initials.

Citation/references note

ESTC, R3484

Citation/references note

Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), C1776

Provenance

Armorial bookplate on blue paper of Lieut.-Gen. Sir Bindon Blood K.C.B. of Cranagher, inscribed in pencil "From ... to Mrs Julia".

Provenance

Bookseller's codes and calculation of years elapsed between date of publication and 1830 at foot of title page.

Provenance

Annotations in a ?19th century hand on leaves 2)(4v and A1r containing an "Anecdote by Jarvis of Cervantes" and a note of the work's publication history.

Binding

19th-century dark brown calf binding with gold tooled panels on covers; gold-tooled turn-ins; gold-tooled spine; marbled endpapers. Rebacked with new spine label for the donor by Sangorski & Sutcliffe retaining bookplate.

Copy-specific note

Wanting final blank leaf 3A4.

Copy-specific note

Title page damaged at lower fore-edge and laid down on another leaf, without loss of text.

Added entry--name

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Added entry--name

Blood, Binyon, 1842 - 1940 Sir former owner.

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Added entry--place

England London.

Language code

eng spa

Identifier

B50149
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