The tragedies of Sophocles, translated from the Greek; by Thomas Francklin, ...
Sophocles (c. 496-405 BC)
Category
Books
Date
1766
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Lacock, Wiltshire
NT 3085094
Summary
Bibliographic description
2 v. (lxxii, 256; [4], 344 p.), [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 8vo. Vols.1 and 2 shelved separately. Provenance: manuscript inscription "[?] Gable 1780" (first word smudged and illegible; possibly "James") on recto of first free end-paper to vol.1. Provenance: eighteenth century manuscript inscription "Davenport Talbot", i.e. William Davenport Talbot, 1764-1800, on recto of first free end-paper to both volumes. Binding: eighteenth century sprinkled calf; decorative tooling on edges of boards; gilt tooling, gilt tooled title label reading "Francklin Sophocles" and volume numbers on spine; text block edges sprinkled red and brown.
Makers and roles
Sophocles (c. 496-405 BC)