The Roman history : from the building of Rome to the ruin of the Commonwealth... Vol. 1. / By N. Hooke, Esq;.
Nathaniel Hooke (1690-1763)
Category
Books
Date
1757
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
NT 3061279
Summary
Bibliographic description
The third edition. v. 1 ([4], v, [1], xliv, XL, 634 p.), [1], XIII leaves of plates (some folded) : maps ; 4to. Bound uniformly and shelved with vol. 2, 2nd ed., 1756; vol. 3, 1st ed.,1764; vol. 4, 1st ed., 1771. Provenance: Armorial bookplate: The Honble. Charles York [i.e. Charles Yorke (1722-1770, younger brother of the 2nd Earl of Hardwicke; Lord Chancellor, 1770]. The “e” of “Yorke” has been added onto the plate in manuscript. Binding: Eighteenth-century sprinkled calf over boards, double gilt fillet on spine and covers, light brown and blue spine labels, blind roll on board edges, red sprinkled edges.
Makers and roles
Nathaniel Hooke (1690-1763)