1788 The Parian Chronicle, or the Chronicle of the Arundelian Marbles; with a Dissertation concerning its Authenticity

Description

First Edition, Publishers' Original Binding, Very Scarce

A very scarce first edition.

Joseph Robertson translates the inscription, which is found on a large marble stele in Athens, and is notable for combining mythological events with more verifiable historical ones.

Robertson's edition was notable for its detailed commentary and for the appended dissertation in which he defended the authenticity and historical value of the chronicle.

Lacking the engraved folding facsimile plate.

Lacking the half title.

With an index to the rear, retaining the terminal errata leaf.

ESTC No: T107433

With the bookplates of the General Theological Seminary of New York to front and rear pastedown, and with ink stamp and blind stamp to title page, with blind stamp to final leaf, and one further ink stamp to a text leaf.

This edition represents one of the earliest serious efforts in English to study and present the Parian Chronicle in a comprehensive manner.