Warsaw 1804/ In Drukarnia Nr. 646 at Nowolipiu/ translation by A.S. Naruszewicz/ ed. by Tadeusz Mostowski/ volume one/ bookbinding, half leather, gilt titling on spine/13x20.5cm/s.555[5]/ good condition, minor rubbing on spine, minor yellowing of paper inside in places, minor traces of moisture on several carats. A nice piece.
Volume one contains books one through six, describing the period from the last years of the reign of Augustus to the death of Emperor Tiberius.
Before the text proper there is an extensive preface to King Stanislaus Augustus, then to the Reader, including a summary of Tacitus' life and a discussion of Polish translations of Roman history.
After the text, notes to all books and a register of names and things.