Proposals for printing by subscription, in four volumes quarto, La historia del famoso cavallero Don Quixote de la Mancha; with copious illustrations, Glossary, and indexes. Conditions. I. The Text to be faithfully and correctly printed from the Original Editions, in Two Volumes, from which no Variations shall be made without acquainting the Reader. II. The Third and Fourth Volumes to contain the Annotations, Indexes, and Miscellaneous Matter. III. The Price to Subscribers to be Three Guineas, Half to be paid at the Time of Subscribing, and the Remainder on the Delivery of the Books in blue Covers. IV. The Names of the Subscribers to be printed; and they may be assured there will be no more Copies, than shall be necessary to defray the unavoidable Expence. By the Rev. John Bowle, M.A. F.S.A. To be had of Messrs. B. White, Elmsly, Payne and Son, Baker and Leigh, Robson, and Hooper, Booksellers in London. Prospectus de suscripcion para la nueva edicion de La historia del famoso cavallero Don Quixote de la Mancha; en quatro tomos en quarto, Ilustrada con notas, glosas, e indices. Condiciones para la Suscripcion. 1a. La Edicion sera correcta, hermosa, y classica, ajustada fielmente a las ediciones originales echas en Espana. 2a. La obra se dividira en quatro tomos; el primero, ... contendran el texto puro, y ... variacion alguna: el tercero, y quarto comprenderan las Notas, Glosas, varias Observaciones, e Indices. 3a. Se imprimiran los nombres de los suscritores; y el papel, caracteres, margenes, y forma seran como las de este prospectus. 4a. No se imprimiran mas exemplares, que los que precisamente bastaran para suplir a los gastos de la impresion. 5a. Al tiempo de suscrivir se pagaran treinta, y seis pesetas moneda de Espana; y echa la entrega de los quatro tomos, se pagaran otras 36 pesetas. La encuadernacion sera a la rustica, y las cubiertas de papel pintado. La Suscripcion se recivira en Londres en Casa de los Libreros B. White, Elmsly, Payne e Hijo; Baker y Leigh, Robson, y Hooper. Por toda la Espana se sufcrivira en Madrid en Casa de Dn. Antonio Sancha.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, 1547-1616.

Standardized Title:

Don Quixote. Prospectus

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Book proposals--Early works to 1800.

Book proposals.

Genre:

Prospectuses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([2]p. )

Other Title:

Proposals for printing by subscription,

Place of Publication:

[London : s.n., 1780?]

Notes:

The titles in parallel English and Spanish.

On verso, numbered 146, is the Spanish text from p. 146 of the 'Historia del famoso cavallero, Don Quixote de la Mancha', which was published in 1781.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T223703.

OCLC:

642544652