[LUCIAN of Samosata (c. 125 – after 180 AD)]. The Works of Lucian, from the Greek, by Thomas Francklin. London: Printed for T. Cadell, in the Strand, MDCCLXXX [1780].
First edition. In two volumes. Leather-bound. Hardcover. Quarto (280 x 230 mm), pp. [xx], 480; [2], 588. Signatures: [ ]² A⁴ a-3p⁴; [ ]¹ B-4E⁴ 4F². English text. Initial and terminal blanks present. Bound in contemporary tan full-calf. Five raised spine bands with gilt ruled bands and lettering, plus red morocco lettering-pieces. Blind ruled frames to board. Title-page portrait vignettes by Isaac Taylor. Dedication. List of subscribers. Footnotes. From the library of George Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke Sutherland (1758-1833), his bookplate to front pastedown of vol. I and armorial plaque to upper covers. Condition: VERY GOOD. Collated complete. Rebacked bindings secure. Some light wear to covers. Contents with some light foxing and toning.
