Tacitus (Publius Cornelius) The Ende of Nero and
Tacitus (Publius Cornelius) The Ende of Nero and Beginning of Galba. Fower Bookes of the Histories of Cornelius Tacitus, first edition in English, translated by Sir Henry Savile, engraved illustration, penultimate errata leaf loosely inserted from another copy, name at head of title torn away, other names on title inked out, occasional foxing and soiling, good margins, contemporary blind-stamped calf, rebacked, one corner repaired, [STC 23642; Madan I, 5], folio, Oxford, Printed...by Joseph Barnes for Richard Wright, 1591.
⁂ "In 1591 Savile's translation of four books of the Histories of Tacitus appeared. The book was dedicated to the queen, and the notes and a commentary on the history of Roman warfare served to confirm the author's growing reputation as a man of learning. Six editions appeared during the next fifty years, and the work won its author a compliment in verse from Ben Jonson." (DNB)
Provenance: John Cradock (ink name on title).
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Tacitus (Publius Cornelius) The Ende of Nero and Beginning of Galba. Fower Bookes of the Histories of Cornelius Tacitus, first edition in English, translated by Sir Henry Savile, engraved illustration, penultimate errata leaf loosely inserted from another copy, name at head of title torn away, other names on title inked out, occasional foxing and soiling, good margins, contemporary blind-stamped calf, rebacked, one corner repaired, [STC 23642; Madan I, 5], folio, Oxford, Printed...by Joseph Barnes for Richard Wright, 1591.
⁂ "In 1591 Savile's translation of four books of the Histories of Tacitus appeared. The book was dedicated to the queen, and the notes and a commentary on the history of Roman warfare served to confirm the author's growing reputation as a man of learning. Six editions appeared during the next fifty years, and the work won its author a compliment in verse from Ben Jonson." (DNB)
Provenance: John Cradock (ink name on title).
