Tacitus. . Translated by Arthur Murphy, Esq.
Cornelius Tacitus (c.55-after 115)
Category
Books
Date
1830 - 1831
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 3115211.1
Summary
Bibliographic description
v.1, plate . port.. . 8vo.. Pencil annotations on front endpaper '5 vols. 7/-' and rear '5v a/-'. Provenance: most of set shelved in Gardner Wilkinson library, but probably a stray from the family library; no bookplate or inscription. - Tickets on front pastedown: 'Combe, Leicester'. Binding: Nineteenth-century publisher's full green printed cloth; as issued.
Makers and roles
Cornelius Tacitus (c.55-after 115) Arthur Murphy (1727-1805)