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The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romanes compared together by that grave learned philosopher and historiographer Plutarke of Chaeronea.
by NONESUCH PRESS. PLUTARCH. NORTH, Thomas
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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LONDON, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Nonesuch Press, 1929. Five volumes. No. 544 of 1550 copies. Decorative portrait illustration for each life by T.L.Poulton printed by the Curwen Press. printed in Monotype Fournier on Arches paper. 12 x 8 ins, original brown buckram over bevelled boards, printed paper spine labels with spares on lower pastedowns, top edges gilt, others uncut. Darkened endpapers, spines slightly speckled, and vol II slightly bubbled, otherwise good.||Thomas North’s translation of Amyot’s French version of Plutarch’s Lives printed from the first edition of 1579 with the addition of 15 lives from the 3rd edition of 1603.
A serious and elegant printing of a great and readable work.
Booklabel of Clarence B. Hanson, Jr. in each volume.|
A serious and elegant printing of a great and readable work.
Booklabel of Clarence B. Hanson, Jr. in each volume.|
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- Bookseller
- SOPHIE SCHNEIDEMAN RARE BOOKS
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6108
- Title
- The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romanes compared together by that grave learned philosopher and historiographer Plutarke of Chaeronea.
- Author
- NONESUCH PRESS. PLUTARCH. NORTH, Thomas
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Nonesuch Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1929
- Keywords
- Fine Printing;Nonesuch Press;Classics;Plutarch;Curwen Press Book,Private Press
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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SOPHIE SCHNEIDEMAN RARE BOOKS
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