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 3010588.2
Summary
Bibliographic description
v.2 of 2. 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.
Makers and roles
Lucretius (c.99-55 BC) Thomas Creech (1659-1700)