£180
FIRST EDITION, 3 vols., pp. xxxix, [i], 674; [iii]-xv, [i], 468; xxii, 536 + a total of 11 (9 folding) maps & plans. Near-contemporary plain vellum boards, red morocco labels to spines, marbled endpapers, edges red. Some foxing, occasional stains, plates offset. Vellum soiled and with a little surface damage in places. Gift inscription in each vol. to Is[aac] Brock of Queens’ College Oxford from Tho[mas] Brock, April 1848, some pencil notes in text.
The first edition of the Greek text of Thucydides as edited by Thomas Arnold (1795-1842), which 'went through several editions, and was chiefly significant for its emphasis on historical and geographical interpretation and its comparisons between ancient and modern events' (ODNB). Arnold also freshly collated several significant manuscripts, including an important early version of Book 3 (Laurentian MS C). Isaac Brock (1829-1911) likely received this set as a matriculation gift from one of his multiple relatives named Thomas; he went on to become president of King's College, Nova Scotia.
