Identity area
Reference code
Add. MS a/620
Title
Translation by J. Littleton of the first book of the 'History of the Peloponnesian War' by Thucydides
Date(s)
- c 1840 (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
1 vol
Context area
Name of creator
Repository
Archival history
Ownership signature of W[illia]m Bush Stone in blue crayon, first pastedown. The book passed through the collection of Frederick J. Wood of Chew Magna, Somerset, who has made a few annotatoins.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Purchased from Modern First Editions Ltd., Ilkley, Jan. 1921.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Text written on recto, with scholarly apparatus on verso opposite, corrections and emendations.
Access points
Name access points
- Littleton, J (fl 1840s) (Subject)
- Thucydides (c 460-c 400 BCE) Greek historian (Subject)