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The second Punick vvar between Hannibal, and the Romanes: : the whole seventeen books, Englished from the Latine of Silius Italicus: with a continuation from the triumph of Scipio, to the death of Hannibal. / By Tho: Ross, Esq; keeper of His Majestie's libraries, and groom of his most honourable Privy-Chamber.
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks **Am 1661 Sil J.525F R8265
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Silius Italicus, Tiberius Catius 6608
- Standardized Title:
- Punica. English. 1661
- Language:
- English
- Latin
- Subjects (All):
- Hannibal, 247 B.C.-182 B.C--Poetry--Early works to 1800.
- Hannibal.
- Punic War, 2nd, 218-201 B.C--Poetry--Early works to 1800.
- Punic War, 2nd, 218-201 B.C.
- Genre:
- Armorial bookplates (Provenance)
- Physical Description:
- [16], 507, [5], 77, [3] p., [20] leaves of plates : ill., port. ; 45 cm (fol.)
- Other Title:
- Second Punick war between Hannibal, and the Romanes
- Place of Publication:
- London, : Printed by Tho. Roycroft, and are to be sold by Jo. Martin, Ja. Allestry, and Tho. Dicas, at the Bell in S. Paul's Church-Yard,, M D C LXI. [1661]
- Notes:
- In verse.
- Title page in red and black
- With an additional engraved title page.
- Portrait of Charles the Second signed by David Logan; most plates signed I. Lamorlet.
- A continuation of Silius Italicus to the death of Hannibal, has separate dated title page, with imprint: printed by Tho. Roycroft, pagination and register.
- With a final blank leaf.
- Local Notes:
- HSP in LCP
- Historical Society copy has William Penn bookplate, "second engraving" printed pre-1872, added prior to the Puttick and Simpson sale of Penn family books in Feb. 1872. See: Pincott, Anthony. "William Penn's 1703 bookplate: distinguishing the original from the later copy." The Bookplate Society newsletter, v. 36 no. 2 (Summer 2014), p. 60-64.
- Cited in:
- ESTC R5569
- Wing (2nd ed.) S3783
- Puttick and Simpson. Catalogue of books ... from the libraries of William Penn, lot 888
- Contains:
- Continuation of Silius Italicus to the death of Hannibal.
- OCLC:
- 877611014
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