The Argonautica. Apollonius Rhodius ; with an English translation by R. C. Seaton.
Apollonius of Rhodes (fl.1st half 3rd century BC)
Category
Books
Date
1912
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Mount Stewart, County Down
NT 3222343
Summary
Bibliographic description
xiv, [2], 431, [1] p. ; 17 cm. Provenance: Inscribed on flyleaf "TLondonderry [? ?], 1913". Twentieth-century[?] illustrative bookplate, lettered "Theresa" underneath a marquis's coronet set among long-stemmed lilies - all gilt [i.e. Theresa Susey Helen Chetwynd-Talbot (1856-1919) m. in 1875 Charles 6th Marquess of Londonderry]. Stamped gilt monogram on upper cover "C" in mirrored "L" [perhaps Charles Stewart Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 6th Marquess of Londonderry (1852-1915) or his son Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 7th Marquess of Londonderry (1878-1949)]. Binding: Twentieth-century publisher's full green cloth, gilt monogram on upper cover, gilt lettering on spine. Gilt-top.
Makers and roles
Apollonius of Rhodes (fl.1st half 3rd century BC) Robert Cooper Seaton (1853-1915)