Don Quixote de la Mancha
Subtitle: in four volumes
By: translated from the Spanish of Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra ; embellished with engravings from pictures painted by Robert Smirke, Esq. R.A.
Contributors: Smirke, Mary.; Smirke, Robert, 1752-1845.; Engleheart, Francis, 1775-1849.; Fittler, James, 1758-1835.; Golding, Richard, 1785-1865.; Heath, Charles, 1785-1848.; Heath, James, 1757-1834.
Series: Blake -- no. 947
Publisher: Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies ...; by W. Bulmer and Co. ...
Published: 1818
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Subjects: Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, -- 1547-1616 -- Biography.; Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, -- 1547-1616 -- Translations into English -- History and criticism.
Genres: Biography.
Work titles: Don Quixote.
Notes: Dedication signed by the translator, Mary Smirke.

Plates and vignettes engraved by C. Armstrong (1), F. Engleheart (12), W. Finden (2), J. Fittler (4), R. Golding (9), Chas. Heath (2), J. Heath (2), J. Mitan (1), A. Raimbach (6), J. Scott (3), Anker Smith (4), and Cha. Warren (2). Plates have imprint "Published Augt. 12. 1817. By T. Cadell and W. Davies, Strand, London. / Printed by B. McQueen".

Some copies printed on large paper (ca. 29 cm. bound), with the plates printed on mounted India paper.

Vol. 1: [4], lxviii, [2], [lxxi]-lxxxiv, 409, [1] p. (last page blank), [7] leaves of plates; vol. 2: [8], 395, [1] p. (last page blank), [3] leaves of plates; vol. 3: [4], xiii, [1], 432 p., [7] leaves of plates; vol. 4: [4], vi, 508 p., [7] leaves of plates.

"Memoirs of Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra": v.l, p. [xxxiii]-lxviii.

Gift to Victoria University Library. Bentley, G.E., Jr. 2005/10/01.

Victoria University Library volumes have armorial bookplates of "Fredk. J.H. Reeves."