The works of Lucian, translated from the Greek, by several eminent hands. The first Volume. With the life of Lucian, a discourse on his writings, and a character of some of the present translators.. Written by John Dryden, Esq;
Lucian of Samosata (c.117-c.180 AD)
Category
Books
Date
1710 - 1711
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Felbrigg, Norfolk
NT 3215075
Summary
Bibliographic description
4 v. : port. ; 8vo. Manuscript price in each vol. (partly erased in v.1): pret 5s. Numbered: 1E on titlepage. Further marked on titlepage in eighteenth-century ink: ffle: [?] Provenance: pasted on each titlepage verso: armorial bookplate of Jacob des Bouverie. All vols inscribed in eighteenth-century hand: Charles Fleetwood. Binding: eighteenth-century Cambridge-style panelled calf; sewn onto five raised bands; gilt tooled spine; gilt lettered red spine labels: Lucians Works.
Makers and roles
Lucian of Samosata (c.117-c.180 AD), author John Dryden (1631 - 1700), author