Pub. Terentii Afri Comdiæ sex . Ex editione Westerhoviana cum notis et interpretatione in usum Delphini variis lectionibus notis variorum recensu editionum et codicum et indice locupletissimo Accurate recensitæ.
Terence (c.190-159 BC)
Category
Books
Date
1824
Materials
Leather and paper
Measurements
218 x 138 mm; 40 mm (thickness)
Place of origin
England
Collection
Wallington, Northumberland
NT 3088347.2
Summary
Bibliographic description
v.2..8vo.. With manuscript notes in the hand of G.O. Trevelyan (1838-1928), some copied from an edition owned by Lord Macaulay: 'The Macaulay marks are on the outer margin.' Provenance: Dates of reading: 'Welcombe April 18 1918. I read Terence again through, reading the Phormio during the terrible week of the German onrush at Armentières, and the Irish conscription in Parliament.' Also Feb 15, 16, 17, 18, 26, Sept 6, 13, 27, Oct 4 1835; May 28, June 4, 11, 18, 25 1837; Oct 14, Nov 2 1902; Wallington July 26 1907 (read the last act at Florence Nov 1907), Nov 25, Dec 16, 17, 22 1907; Nov 13, Dec 26 1913; March 3, 7, 25, 26, April 4, Welcombe April 18 1918; Nov 10, Dec 13 1923. With an invitation to a Literary Society event inserted as bookmark at p.842. Pastedown obscures armorial bookplate of former owner, lettered S.T. Galton (possibly Samuel Tertius Galton, 1783-1844).. Binding: Full leather binding, rebacked; red and green spine labels.
Provenance
Gift from Sir Charles Philips Trevelyan 3rd Bt
Makers and roles
Terence (c.190-159 BC) Arnout Hendrik Westerhoff (1677 - 1737)