THE ENDE OF NERO AND BEGINNING OF GALBA. FOWER BOOKES OF THE HISTORIES OF CORNELIUS TACITUS. THE LIFE OF IVLIVS AGRICOLA. [with] Annotations Upon the First Booke of Tacitus; Annotations on the Life of Agricola; A View of Certaine Militar Matters for the Better Understanding of the Ancient Roman Stories and The Eplication of a Place in Polybius with a Defence of the Common copie against the opinion of certaine great learned men,wherein also the reason of the militar stipend is declared.

By Joseph Barnes for Richard Wright [But London: R. Robinson], 1591

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Year of publication

1591

Place of printing

Oxford

Author

Tacitus

Publishers

By Joseph Barnes for Richard Wright [But London: R. Robinson]

Edition

THE FIRST EDITION OF THESE HISTORIES OF TACITUS INTO ENGLISH

Languages

English

First edition

Yes

Description

All works printed separately and bound together as issued. FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH, Translated by Henry Savile, and the earliest edition of works by Tacitus in English, the Annales not being published until 1598. With fine engraved decorated large initials throughout, marginal notes printed in Greek type, engraved military plan. Folio [275 x 190 mm], handsomely bound in antique paneled calf covered boards ruled in blind with a large central panel in blind, the spine restored ito style with blind-ruled raised bands, a single red morocco label lettered and ruled in gilt and additional gilt central tooling to the compartments which are paneled in blind. [vi], 1-17; 1-267; 1-80 pp. A very handsome copy of this important first English edition, the text quite fresh and clean and a crisp impression, only very minor and occasional mellowing or evidence of use, the prelims a bit more mellowed then the main text,the title-page a bit more worn and now backed for protection, the antique binding sturdy, sound and in a pleasing state and condition.