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The Roman history, from the foundation of the city of Rome, to the destruction of the western empire. By Dr. Goldsmith. In two volumes. ...
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GOLDSMITH, Oliver (1730?--1774)
[The Roman history. 1769]
The Roman history, from the foundation of the city of Rome, to the destruction of the western empire. By Dr. Goldsmith. In two volumes. ...
London (Place), printed for S. Baker and G. Leigh; T. Davies; and L. Davis,, 1769.
2 vols ; 21.2 cm. (8º)
I: [2], x, 487, [15] p.
II: [2], v, [1], 501, xi p.
In 1767 Goldsmith was commissioned to write a Roman history, for which the bookseller Tom Davies offered him 250 guineas. It appeared in May 1769, and its pleasant style gave it a popularity and commercial success not earned by any severe research. Though he earned a living by producing books on order for his publishers, as Johnson said in his epitaph, he adorned whatever he touched. ESTC t146144.
Copy Notes A copy of 'Goldsmiths Rome 2 vols.', edition unspecified, was bought from Thomas Boone for 12s. on 4 March 1807. (Spiers Box). Volume II has a list of Emperors down to Constantine annotated by Soane with regnal numbers and some page references and years inscribed in ink on rectos of front free-endpapers, and a page reference to Petus and Arria on rear free-endpaper.
Binding C18th tree calf, gilt roll-tooled borders, gilt-tooled spine, red and black morocco spine-labels.
Reference Number 755
Additional Names Thomas Boone
[The Roman history. 1769]
The Roman history, from the foundation of the city of Rome, to the destruction of the western empire. By Dr. Goldsmith. In two volumes. ...
London (Place), printed for S. Baker and G. Leigh; T. Davies; and L. Davis,, 1769.
2 vols ; 21.2 cm. (8º)
I: [2], x, 487, [15] p.
II: [2], v, [1], 501, xi p.
In 1767 Goldsmith was commissioned to write a Roman history, for which the bookseller Tom Davies offered him 250 guineas. It appeared in May 1769, and its pleasant style gave it a popularity and commercial success not earned by any severe research. Though he earned a living by producing books on order for his publishers, as Johnson said in his epitaph, he adorned whatever he touched. ESTC t146144.
Copy Notes A copy of 'Goldsmiths Rome 2 vols.', edition unspecified, was bought from Thomas Boone for 12s. on 4 March 1807. (Spiers Box). Volume II has a list of Emperors down to Constantine annotated by Soane with regnal numbers and some page references and years inscribed in ink on rectos of front free-endpapers, and a page reference to Petus and Arria on rear free-endpaper.
Binding C18th tree calf, gilt roll-tooled borders, gilt-tooled spine, red and black morocco spine-labels.
Reference Number 755
Additional Names Thomas Boone