The life of Michael de Cervantes Saavedra / written by Don Gregorio Mayáns & Siscár, translated from the Spanish manuscript by Mr Ozell.

Gregorio Mayán y Siscár

RA Collection: Book

Record number

22/464

Author

Imprint

London: Printed for J. and R. Tonson, MDCCXXXVIII

Physical Description

Frontispiece, vi, [2] 88 pages ; 29 cm.

General Note

Engraving by George Vertue of William Kent's spurious 'self portrait' of Cervantes in his study.

References

ESTC, T98502

Provenance

The front pastedown 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

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 on 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.

Name as Subject

Subject

Biography

Contributors

John Ozell, translator
George Vertue, engraver
William Kent, illustrator
John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, dedicatee
J. and R. Tonson (London), publisher