The Annals and History of Cornelius Tacitus: his account of the antient Germans, and the Life of Agricola. Made English by several hands. With the political reflections and historical notes of Monsieur Amelot de la Houssay, and the learned Sir Henry Saville (v.1)
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Type of record: Book
Title: The Annals and History of Cornelius Tacitus: his account of the antient Germans, and the Life of Agricola. Made English by several hands. With the political reflections and historical notes of Monsieur Amelot de la Houssay, and the learned Sir Henry Saville (v.1)
Classmark: BC Lt/TAC
Creator(s): Tacitus, Cornelius
Additional creator(s): Dryden, John (1631-1700) (Other); Amelot de La Houssaye, Abraham Nicolas (1634-1706) (Other); Saville, Sir Henry (Other)
Related people: Dryden, John; Amelot de La Houssaye, Abraham Nicolas; Saville, Henry
Publisher: Printed for Matthew Gillyflower
Publication city: London
Date(s): 1698
Language: English
Size and medium: 3 v
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/206425
Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991010441929705181
Collection group(s): English Literature
Description
Imprints vary slightly, vol.2 stating that it was printed by W. Onley.
Wing (2nd ed.) T101-T103.
Additional description
A folding leaf of genealogies, unsigned, is between the list of translators and the chronological table. Publisher's booklist (Gillyflower, 2pp.) precedes main text. Leaf V2 (pp.291-2) missing, replaced by an extra copy of V4 (pp.295-6). Armorial bookplate of James Durham of Largo pasted inside front cover, with ink pressmark written on it, covering legible inscriptions. Pencil signature of W.H.P. Gibson, Aug. 1940, on front flyleaf
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