The history of the valorous and wittie knight-errant, Don-Quixote of the Mancha
By: translated out of the Spanish.
Contributors: Shelton, Thomas, fl. 1612.; Stansby, William, fl. 1597-1638, printer.; Blount, Edward, fl. 1588-1632, bookseller.; Barrett, William, d. 1624, bookseller.; Kebler, Leonard, donor.; English Printing Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: Printed by William Stansby for Ed. Blount and W. Barret
Published: 1612
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Subjects: Knights and knighthood -- Fiction.; Spain -- Social life and customs -- 16th century -- Fiction.
Genres: Fiction.
Other titles: Second part of the history of the valorous and witty knight-errant, Don Quixote of the Mancha
Notes: "The first translation into any language." Cf. Duffield's translation, Lond., 1881, v.1, p. xlii. According to the same authority, v.1, p. xliii, "Part II... cannot be by Thomas Shelton, although it is invariably ascribed to him."
Vol. 2 has special t.p., which reads: The second part of the history of the valorous and witty knight-errant, Don Quixote of the Mancha ... London : Printed for Edward Blount, 1620.
Vol. 1: [24], 594 [i.e. 578], [4] p.; v. 2: [18], 504 [i.e. 502] p.
LC copy, bound as 2 v. in 1, has armorial bookplate of John Warrender.
STC (2nd ed.), 4915