M. Tullii Ciceronis Tusculanarum disputationum libri V. /
John Davies (1679 - 1732)
Category
Books
Date
1723
Materials
Place of origin
Cambridge
Collection
Shugborough Estate, Staffordshire
NT 3199638
Summary
Bibliographic description
[8], 397, [1] p. ; 8vo. Small ink notes front and rear pastedowns. Provenance: eighteenth-century armorial bookplate, bordered, with putti, and motto: Nil Desperandum, Yates, sculp. Thomas Anson Esqr. Shugborough. [i.e. Thomas Anson, of Shugbrough (1695-1773)]; probably pasted over eighteenth-century early armorial bookplate of Richard Banner. Binding: eighteenth-century sprinkled calf; sewn onto five raised bands; gold tooled spine; missing spine label.
Makers and roles
John Davies (1679 - 1732) Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC)