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Shelfmark

Gn.5.15

Author

Title

An historical account of the heathen gods and heroes; necessary for the understanding of the ancient poets. Being an improvement of whatever has been hitherto written, by the Greek, Latin, French, and English authors, upon that subject. By Dr. King..

Edition

The second edition, with the addition of several cuts engrav'd on copper, and a large index.

Publication, distribution, etc.

London : printed for Bernard Lintott, at the Cross-keys, between the two Temple Gates in Fleet Street., [1714]

Physical description

[10], 182, [14] p., [6] leaves of plates : ill. ; 18 cm. (8vo)

Note

From imprint: "Price 2 s.".

Note

Date of publication suggested by ESTC.

Note

Plate facing title page: "S. Gribelin sculps.".

Note

Signatures: A⁴ +1, B-Z⁴, 2A-2B⁴, 2C².

Citation/references note

ESTC, N2365

Provenance

Armorial bookplate of Edward Waddington (1670/71–1731), bishop of Chichester and Fellow of Eton College, dated 1731, on rear pastedown.

Binding

?18th-century speckled brown ?sheepskin over pasteboards. Covers decorated with double blind fillets to form a border; blind roll over board edges. Spine with five raised bands and gilt titling over red label ("King's Heath[en] Gods") and modern shelfmark label. Textblock lightly rounded and sprinkled red. Endleaves of undecorated laid paper; one flyleaf at both ends of the textblock.

Copy-specific note

ECL former shelfmarks: Gh.9.21, Dl.5.2.

Subject

Mythology, Classical.

Added entry--name

Lintot, Bernard bookseller.

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Added entry--place

England London.

Language code

eng

Identifier

B50862
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