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Certaine select dialogues of Lvcian : together with his True historie

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Type of record: Book

Title: Certaine select dialogues of Lvcian : together with his True historie

Other titles: Dialogues

Level: Item

Classmark: BC Lt/LUC

Creator(s): Lucian of Samosata

Additional creator(s): Hickes, Francis (1566-1631) (Other); Hickes, Thomas (1599-1634) (Other)

Related people: Hickes, Francis; Hickes, Thomas

Publisher: Printed by William Turner

Publication city: Oxford

Date(s): 1634

Language: English

Size and medium: [16], 196 [i.e. 194] p

Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/278317

Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991000766759705181

Collection group(s): English Literature

Description

Edited after the translator's death by his son, Thomas Hickes.


Signatures: A-2C⁴2D(-2D2).


Numbers 56 and 57 omitted in paging. Page 58 misnumbered 48.


The epistle dedicatory signed "Th. Hickes"; preface and following english translation of an epigram by Lucian signed "T.H."


Head-pieces; initials.


Contents: The life of Lvcian, The Samosatenian -- Lvcian his life, or Of his dreame -- Icaromenippvs, or The loftie traveller -- Menippvs, or the Necromantie -- The dreame, or The cocke -- The infernal ferrie, or The tyrant -- Charon, or The Svrveiovrs -- Lvcian his trve historie -- Timon, or The manhater -- Lvcian, his feast, or The Lapithes.


Indexed in: STC (2nd ed.) 16893; Madan 784.

Additional description

According to Madan's analysis, this copy lacks the two final pages (blank?). Piece cut out of the headlines of B2 and B4. Several signatures (17th-18th century) on title-page and elsewhere: William Agar (deleted), also a damaged inscription along the margin recording the purchase of the book from him Robert Hobson, on title-page, and also, deleted, on A2r, with date 1697 Robert Elyer(?), deleted J[ohn] Riddell Geo: Carr, 1716, on A2r on the original front flyleaf, an inscription records the gift of the book from William Rees to John Walters, February 8th 1790, with above it, the ownership inscription of the recipient(?) John Henry Walters, February 10th, 1792 at the foot of the same page are initials C G F (?), pressmark, and date 4 May 1825. A MS commentary on Lucian has been written on the verso of the original flyleaf, facing title-page. A 19th century armorial bookplate, Cathcart of Carbiston, is pasted inside the front cover

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