The annales of Cornelius Tacitus. The description of Germanie.
1598
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Details
Title
The annales of Cornelius Tacitus. The description of Germanie.
Uniform title
Annales. English
Germania. English.
Germania. English.
Created/published
[Printed at London] : [By Arn. Hatfield, for Bonham and Iohn Norton], M. D. XCVIII. [1598]
Description
[8], 271, [1] p. ; (fol.)
Associated name
Tacitus, Cornelius. author.
Greenwey, Richard.
Broadbent, N. M., former owner.
Smedley, William T. (William Thomas), 1851-1934, former owner.
Tacitus, Cornelius. Germania. English.
Greenwey, Richard.
Broadbent, N. M., former owner.
Smedley, William T. (William Thomas), 1851-1934, former owner.
Tacitus, Cornelius. Germania. English.
Note
Translator's dedication signed: Richard Grenewey.
Printer's and publishers' names from colophon.
The first leaf is blank except for signature-mark "[par.]".
Issued with "The ende of Nero and beginning of Galba", 2nd ed. (STC 23643).
Signatures: [par.]⁴ A-Y⁶ Z⁴.
Printer's and publishers' names from colophon.
The first leaf is blank except for signature-mark "[par.]".
Issued with "The ende of Nero and beginning of Galba", 2nd ed. (STC 23643).
Signatures: [par.]⁴ A-Y⁶ Z⁴.
Folger-specific note
Curatorial file available for copy 3.
ESTC staff note
Signatures from DFo.
Cited/described in
Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 23644
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S117604
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S117604
Genre/form
Annotations.
Manuscript waste.
Manuscript waste.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
Call number
STC 23644 copy 1
Folger-specific note
Smedley. Lacking blank. Leaves [par.] 3,4 are transposed. Manuscript markings. Bd. w. Tacitus, C. The ende of Nero...London, 1598 (shelf-mark STC 23643 Copy 5). Quarter bound in sheepskin with marbled paper boards. Provenance: inscription on front paste-down: "Edwardus [Edward] Withers Minter Porti Magni M.D.CCCLXIII."; bookplate of W.T. Smedley (motto "forward")
Call number
STC 23644 copy 2
Folger-specific note
cs1582. Lacking blank. Manuscript notes, including one initialed on P1v-P2r; manuscript markings. F8, G1, and K4 stained, affecting text. Bd. w.: Tacitus, C. The ende of Nero...London, 1598 (shelf-mark STC 23643 Copy 4). Half bound in calf with marbled paper boards. Provenance: inscription on t.p., cropped: "Wm [Duke ?]"; armorial bookplate of William Holmes; bought by Folger from Broadbent (?), August 1924
Call number
STC 23644 copy 3
Folger-specific note
cs1291. Manuscript markings, including manuscript shelf-mark. Bd. w.: Tacitus, C. The ende of Nero...London, 1598 (shelf-mark STC 23643 Copy 3). Calf binding. Provenance: inscription on t.p.: "William Walter 1599"; armorial bookplate of the Sunderland library, Bleinheim Palace (motto "diev defende le droit"); purchased by Bernard Quaritch, March 1883
Call number
STC 23644 copy 4
Folger-specific note
cs100. Imperfect: L1.6 lacking, L1 supplied from the 1612 edition, duplicate L5 is bound in. Lacking blank. Manuscript shelf-mark. A6 foxed, affecting text. Bd. w.: Tacitus, C. The ende of Nero...London, 1598 (shelf-mark STC 23643 Copy 2). Limp vellum binding with blind stamped centerpieces, overlapping fore-edges and evidence of ties; manuscript spine title "C. Tacitus by Sr. H Savill"; manuscript waste spine-linings. Provenance: anonymous armorial bookplate (motto "avancez"); armorial bookplate of Magdalene College, Oxford; manuscript note on verso of t.p.: "Duplicate [of Magdalene Coll.] sold by G. Winchester"; bought by Folger from Tregaskis, 29 Sept. 1902, cat 520:734