The Anglo-Saxon version, From the historian orosius. By aelfred the Great. Together with an english translation from the anglo-saxon.

OROSIUS, Paulus. [BARRINGTON, Daines]

Verlag: Printed by W. Bowyer and J. Nichols: And sold by S. Baker and G. Leigh., London, 1773

Beschreibung

[2], xxxiii, [3], 242, xii, 259pp, [1]. With an engraved folding map 'of Europe for the Illustration of King Aelfred's Anglo-Saxon translation of Orosius', without half-title. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed to extremities, chipped to head and foot of the (slightly discoloured) spine with some starting to joints; nevertheless a strongly-bound copy, with small diamond-shaped shelfmark label to foot of spine. With the bookplate of 'Jn. Free. Milwd. Dovaston, the Nursery Library' to FEP, and the characteristic inscription and price note of 'Jn: Dovaston's, 1799. Pret. 0. 7. 0.' to head of title. Dovaston has also inscribed 'The Saxon alphabet, for the better reading of the following book' to the verso of the blank fly-leave opposite the title, and added a handful of short annotations to the margins of the text. A choice copy of the first English translation of Alfred the Great's version of the fourth century historian Orosius' Historiæ adversum paganos, made by English lawyer and antiquary Daines Barrington (1727/8-1800), presented following a reprinting of the Saxon. According to the Bowyer ledgers, this - the sole edition - comprised 250 copies. Pleasingly, this copy has been improved by an early owner; the Shropshire nurseryman and antiquarian John Dovaston (1740-1808). The Dovaston library, continued by Dovaston's son (poet, ornithologist and friend of Bewick, and whose bookplate adorns this copy) was dispersed by Hall, Wateridge & Owen in Shrewsbury, 1910. ESTC T149867. Size: 8vo. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers AQ20297

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Anglo-Saxon version, From the historian ...

Verlag: Printed by W. Bowyer and J. Nichols: And sold by S. Baker and G. Leigh., London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1773

Einband: Hardcover

Auflage: First edition.