Plato his Apology of Socrates, and Phaedo or Dialogue concerning the immortality of mans soul, and manner of Socrates his death: . carefully translated from the Greek, and illustrated by reflections upon both the Athenian laws, and ancient rites and traditions concerning the soul, therein mentioned.
Plato (c.428-c.348 BC)
Category
Books
Date
1675
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 3095494
Summary
Bibliographic description
[40],300,[4]p., [1] leaf of plates . ill.. . 8vo. Provenance: Large armorial bookplate: John Hervey of Ickworth in Com. Suff. Esqr. 1698 [i.e. John Hervey, later 1st Earl of Bristol (1665-1751)]. Manuscript inscriptions on title page: "J Hervey" [i.e. John, Lord Hervey (1696-1743)], and "Tho: & Isabella Hervey" [i.e. Sir Thomas Hervey (1625-1694) and his wife Isabella (1625-1686)]. Armorial bookplate on title page verso: 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 mottled calf binding; blind roll on board edges. Rebacked in gold-tooled calf, with red morocco title label and date stamp on spine. Marbled 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
Plato (c.428-c.348 BC) Robert White (London 1645 - London 1703)