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Book/Printed Material The Grecian history : from the original of Greece to the end of the Peloponnesian War, containing the space of about 1684 years : in two volumes

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Title

  • The Grecian history : from the original of Greece to the end of the Peloponnesian War, containing the space of about 1684 years : in two volumes

Names

  • Stanyan, Temple, 1675-1752.
  • Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826, former owner.
  • Thomas Jefferson Library Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • London : Printed for J. and R. Tonson ..., MDCCXXXIX [1739]

Headings

  • -  Greece--History
  • -  England--London

Notes

  • -  Title page to v. 2 reads: The Grecian history : from the end of the Peloponnesian War to the death of Philip of Macedon, containing the space of sixty-eight years / by Temple Stanyan, Esq. Volume the second, now originally publish'd.
  • -  Vol. 1: [30], 447, [33] p., [2] leaves of plates (1 folded); v. 2: [26], 343, [21] p., [1] leaf of plates.
  • -  Sowerby, E.M. Cat. of the Lib. of Thomas Jefferson, 39
  • -  ESTC T102861 (vol. 1)
  • -  ESTC T142246 (vol. 2)
  • -  Title pages printed in red and black.
  • -  Includes indexes.
  • -  LC copy forms part of the Jefferson Exhibit Collection.
  • -  LC copy is Thomas Jefferson's, initialled by him at signatures I and T in both volumes. Both v. have Library of Congress's 1815 bookplates.
  • -  Vol. 1's binding split at p. 114-115. he04 2011-11-30
  • -  LAC ael 2019-03-11 no edits (1 card)

Medium

  • 2 v. : ill., map (engravings) ; 21 cm. (8vo)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • DF213.5 .S79

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 04035366

Online Format

  • pdf
  • online text
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Stanyan, Temple, Thomas Jefferson, and Thomas Jefferson Library Collection. The Grecian history: from the original of Greece to the end of the Peloponnesian War, containing the space of aboutyears: in two volumes. [London: Printed for J. and R. Tonson ..., MDCCXXXIX, 1739] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/04035366/.

APA citation style:

Stanyan, T., Jefferson, T. & Thomas Jefferson Library Collection. (1739) The Grecian history: from the original of Greece to the end of the Peloponnesian War, containing the space of aboutyears: in two volumes. [London: Printed for J. and R. Tonson ..., MDCCXXXIX] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/04035366/.

MLA citation style:

Stanyan, Temple, Thomas Jefferson, and Thomas Jefferson Library Collection. The Grecian history: from the original of Greece to the end of the Peloponnesian War, containing the space of aboutyears: in two volumes. [London: Printed for J. and R. Tonson ..., MDCCXXXIX, 1739] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/04035366/>.