The history of Herodotus.. Translated from the Greek.. By Isaac Littlebury. ...
Herodotus (c.484-c.425 BC)
Category
Books
Date
1709
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 3241718
Summary
Bibliographic description
2v.. 8vo. Imperfect: wants v.2.Provenance: Eighteenth-century inscription on title page: "Blessinton Feb 1708/9" [i.e. either William Stewart, 1st Earl of Blessington (1709-1769) or Eleanor Stewart, née Fitzgerald, Countess of Blessington (c.1712-1774) ]. Binding: Eighteenth-century sprinkled calf, double blind fillets to form three concentric panels, second panel with corner fleurons; red sprinkled edges; spine with five raised bands and blind fillets.
Makers and roles
Herodotus (c.484-c.425 BC), author Isaac Littlebury