T. Lucretius Carus, Of the nature of things, . in six books, translated into English verse;
Lucretius (c.99-55 BC)
Category
Books
Date
1714
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 3010588
Summary
Bibliographic description
2v.([74],420;[8],421-822,[34]p., [1] leaf of plates) . ill.. . 8vo.. Provenance: Armorial bookplate in both vols.: The Right Honble. John Lord Hervey created Baron of Ickworth in Com. Suff. March the 23d. 1702 [i.e. John Hervey, later 1st Earl of Bristol (1665-1751)]. Marginalia and underscorings in pencil; according to Sydenham Hervey such "mysterious little pencil marks in the margins" are a sign of ownership by John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol (1665-1751).. Binding: Eighteenth-century sprinkled calf bindings; double gilt fillet border on boards; blind roll on board edges. Both vols. rebacked in gold-tooled calf, with gilt title label, and gilt vol. no. and date stamps on spines. Red and brown sprinkled edges.
Provenance
Part of the Bristol Collection. The house and contents were acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to the National Trust in 1956
Makers and roles
Lucretius (c.99-55 BC) Thomas Creech (1659-1700)