Shelfmark
Fd.4.15 - Fd.4.16
Author
Collective uniform title
Works. English.
Title
The works of Tacitus ... : Containing the Annals. To which are prefixed, political discourses upon that author.
Varying form of title
Added title page title: A treatise of the situation, customs, and people of Germany
Varying form of title
Added title page title: The life of Agricola, with an account of the situation, climate, and people of Britain
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : printed for Tho. Woodward, at the Half-Moon over-against St. Dunstan's Church Fleet-street; and John Peele, at Locke's-Head in Pater-noster Row., MDCCXXVIII. [1728]
Physical description
2 v. ([12], 479, [1]; [20], 145, [1], 320, [7], 322-350, [5], 354-391, [41] p.) ; Fol.
Note
Translator's dedications signed: T. Gordon.
Note
2nd vol. has a second dedication to Frederick, Prince of Wales.
Note
"A treatise of the situation, customs, and people of Germany" has its own t.p. and dedication (interrupting pagination sequence), with imprint date of M, DCC, XXXI [1731].
Note
"The life of Agricola, with an account of the situation, climate, and people of Britain" has its own t.p. and dedication (interrupting pagination sequence), with imprint date of M, DCC, XXXI [1731].
Note
Woodcut head- and tail-pieces; initials.
Note
Includes index.
Citation/references note
ESTC, T96042
Provenance
Armorial bookplate of Eton College.
Provenance
Armorial bookplate of Edward Waddington, recording donation to Eton College in 1731.
Binding
Contemporary English light brown calf; blind tooled double fillet border; blind tooled roll frames, alternating sprinkled, plain and mottled, with floral roll within centre frame, and fleurons at each corner of outer frame; gold tooled floral roll along board edges; red morocco spine label with gold tooled letters.
Copy-specific note
Previous shelfmarks: Dn.2.10-11.
Subject
Subject
Rome History Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D.
Subject
Germany Description and travel Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Gordon, Thomas, ? - d. 1750 translator.
Added entry--name
Woodward, Thomas, ? - d. 1751? printer.
Added entry--name
Peele, John, ? - d. 1771 printer.
Added entry--name
Waddington, Edward, 1670 or 71 - 1731 former owner.
Added entry--place
England London
Identifier
B28995