The life and exploits of the ingenious gentleman Don Quixote de la Mancha translated from the original Spanish of Miguel Cervantes de Saavedra by Charles Jarvis.
London: Printed for J. and R. Tonson in the Strand and R. Dodsley in Pall-Mall, MDCCXLII
Physical Description
2 volumes: illustrations; 29 cm.
General Note
Illustrated with engravings by Gerard Vandergucht from drawings by John Vanderbanck.
The translation was by Charles Jervas, whose name was consistently misspelled on editions of his translation as "Jarvis".
Contains `A supplement to the translator’s preface’, more commonly known as ’A dissertation on the origin of books of chivalry’, by William Warburton; bound after `The Translator's Preface' in Volume I, between pages [xxiv]-[xxv].
Volume 1: Frontispiece -- [Title page]: `The Life of Michael de Cervantes Saavedra. Written by Don Gregorio Mayans & Siscar: his Catholick Majesty’s Library-Keeper. Translated from the Spanish manuscript, by Mr. Ozell' -- [Dedication to John Lord Carteret by the author] -- Contents of the following life of Michael de Cervantes Saavedra – [Section title page]: `The life of Michael de Cervantes Saavedra. Written by Don Gegorio Mayans & Siscar' -- The Author’s preface – Table of the Chapters [Book the first, Chapters I – XXV] – [Title page]: `The life and exploits of the ingenious gentleman Don Quixote de la Mancha. Translated from the original Spanish of Miguel Cervanes de Saavedra. By Charles Jarvis [sic], Esq; in two volumes. Volume the first' – The Translator’s preface -- A supplement to the translator's preface [more commonly known as `A dissertation on the origin of books of chivalry’, by William Warburton] - Advertisement concerning the prints / by John Oldfield M.D. -- [Section title page]: `The life and exploits of the ingenious gentleman Don Quixote de la Mancha. Part the First. Book I. Chapter I.’
Volume 2. [section Title page]: `The life and exploits of the ingenious gentleman Don Quixote de la Mancha. Translated from the Original Spanish of Miguel Cervantes de Saavedra. By Charles Jarvis [sic], Esq; Volume the Second’ -- Preface to the Reader -- Table of the Chapters -- Book I. Chapter I to Book IV. Chapter XXII. [Each book has a separate title page].
References
ESTC, T59882
Provenance
The front pastedown of volume one carries an engraved armorial bookplate on which is lettered: `Markshall. Ph. Honywood.' Possibly the bookplate of General Sir Philip Honywood (c.1677–1752), of Markshall Estate, Coggeshall, Essex.
Copy Note
Note on the reimpression of the 1738 edition of `The life of Michael de Cervantes Saavedra' that is bound in volume one of this publication. ESTC T98502 gives the pagination of this publication as: vi, [2], 90 p., [1] plate : port. ; 4°. However, the RA Library copy has two fewer pages, i.e.: [Frontispiece], vi, [2] 88 pages ; 4°. Further, the reimpression that is it bound in with the 1742 edition of `Don Quixote' (T59882) that has been digitised and is available via Eighteenth Century Collections Online also has 90 pages. The setting of type in the RA Library copy is the same as that in the 90 pages edition, but the RA library copy has 43 or 44 lines of print per page compared to 41 or 42 per page in the 90 page version, which accounts for it being printed on 88 instead of 90 pages.
Binding Note
Tan leather bound volumes with gold decoration on boards. 5 raised bands on each volume with gold decoration on spine, with lettering JARVIS/ DON QUIXOTE in gold on red and volume numbering in gold on brown. Foredges stained red.