Herodotus [Littlebury, Isaac, trans.]: The History of Herodotus. Translated from the Greek by Isaac Littlebury. A New Edition, Corrected. Oxford, printed for D.A. Talboys [...] 1818
Book, 8vo. pp. xiii, [iii], 571, [i]. Spotting to title. Contemporary polished calf, some wear, neatly rebacked. Amorial bookplate.
Littlebury’s “faithful though not very elegant” translation (Lowndes) first appeared in 1709. Lowndes calls for a 2 vol. London edition of 1818 and a single volume Oxford edition of 1830, though our Oxford edition of 1818 is clearly complete in one volume.
£125
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