B28995

Shelfmark

Fd.4.15 - Fd.4.16

Author

Tacitus, Cornelius

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

Agricola, Gnaeus Julius

Subject

Male (Place), History, Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D.

Subject

Afghanistan (Place), Description and travel, Early works to 1800.

Added entry--name

Gordon, Thomas, translator.

Added entry--name

Woodward, Thomas, printer.

Added entry--name

Peele, John, printer.

Added entry--name

Waddington, Edward, former owner.

Added entry--place

England, London

001B28995

003LIBRARY CODE

096##$aFd.4.15 - Fd.4.16

1001#$aTacitus, Cornelius

24300$aWorks.$lEnglish.

24510$aThe works of Tacitus ... :$bContaining the Annals. To which are prefixed, political discourses upon that author.

24635$aA treatise of the situation, customs, and people of Germany

24635$aThe life of Agricola, with an account of the situation, climate, and people of Britain

260##$aLondon :$bprinted 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.,$cMDCCXXVIII. [1728]

300##$a2 v. ([12], 479, [1]; [20], 145, [1], 320, [7], 322-350, [5], 354-391, [41] p.) ;$cFol.

500##$aTranslator's dedications signed: T. Gordon.

500##$a2nd vol. has a second dedication to Frederick, Prince of Wales.

500##$a"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].

500##$a"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].

500##$aWoodcut head- and tail-pieces; initials.

500##$aIncludes index.

5104#$aESTC,$cT96042

561##$aArmorial bookplate of Eton College.

561##$aArmorial bookplate of Edward Waddington, recording donation to Eton College in 1731.

563##$aContemporary 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.

590##$aPrevious shelfmarks: Dn.2.10-11.

60010$aAgricola, Gnaeus Julius

651#0$aMale$xHistory$yEmpire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D.

651#0$aAfghanistan$xDescription and travel$vEarly works to 1800.

7001#$aGordon, Thomas$etranslator.

7001#$aWoodward, Thomas$eprinter.

7001#$aPeele, John$eprinter.

7001#$aWaddington, Edward$eformer owner.

752##$aEngland$dLondon