Cyropædia . or, the institution of Cyrus. By Xenophon. Translated from the Greek by the late Honourable Maurice Ashley Esq; To which is prefixed, a preface, by way of dedication, to the Right Honourable the Lady Elizabeth Harris. In two volumes. ...
Xenophon (c.430 - c.355 BC)
Category
Books
Date
1728
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Lacock, Wiltshire
NT 3145724.1
Summary
Bibliographic description
v.1 ; 8vo. Provenance: eighteenth century manuscript inscription "Davenport Talbot", i.e. William Davenport Talbot, 1764-1800, on recto of first free end-paper. Binding: eighteenth century Cambridge style binding in plain and sprinkled calf; blind stamped to a panel design; decorative tooling on edges of boards; gilt tooled title label reading "Ashley's Xenophon" and volume number on spine; text block edges sprinkled red.
Makers and roles
Xenophon (c.430 - c.355 BC)