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HERODOTUS The History of Herodotus. Translated from the Greek. By Isaac Littlebury, 2 vol., Edward Castle, and Sam. Buckley, 1709
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HERODOTUS
The History of Herodotus. Translated from the Greek. By Isaac Littlebury, 2 vol., first edition of Littlebury's translation, woodcut ornament on titles, and printer's device on final leaf of volume 2, free endpapers loose in volume 1, contemporary calf, spines gilt within raised bands, red morocco spine labels (lacking from volume 2), rubbed, 8vo, Edward Castle, and Sam. Buckley, 1709
Footnotes
THE FIRST COMPLETE EDITION IN ENGLISH OF HERODOTUS, and the first appearance in English since 1584, when Thomas Marshe had published only the first two books.
Provenance: George Paterson, of Castle Huntly, armorial bookplates. Paterson (1734-1813), whose portrait by Henry Raeburn is now in Dundee Art Gallery, amassed his fortune in the East India Company. See illustration overleaf.





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