The History and adventures of Don Alphonso Blas de Lirias, son of Gil Blas of Santillane
By: translated from the Spanish original
Contributors: Jephson, Charles, active 1736-1748, printer; Wood, J., bookseller; Woodward, C., bookseller; Caesar Ward and Richard Chandler (London, England)
Publisher: Printed [by C. Jephson] for C. Ward and R. Chandler, at the Ship, without Temple Bar, and at York and Scarbrough; and J. Wood and C. Woodward, at the Dove, in Pater-Noster-Row
Published: 1741
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 294
Other titles: Life of Don Alphonso Blas
Notes: Running title: The life of Don Alphonso Blas.

A spurious continuation of Le Sage's "Gil Blas", written and first published in English.--Cf. Beasley, J.C., A check list of prose fiction published in England 1740-1749, p. 19.

The Spanish derivation of the work was accepted seriously, for a translation appeared in Madrid, 1792, under title: Genealogía de Gil Blas de Santillana, continuación de la vida de este famoso sugeto, por su hijo d. Alfonso Blas de Liria, restituida a la lengua original en que se escribibo por ... d. Bernardo María de Calzada.

Printed by C. Jephson -- colophon.

Rare Book copy: Modern decorated blind-stamped calf binding in 18th century style; blind-stamped ornaments, title plate, and five raised bands to spine.

English novel, 1770-1829, T131346

Beasley, J.C. Prose fiction pub. in England, 1740-1749, 37

Block, A. Engl. novel (2nd ed.) p.104

English short title catalogue, T131346