The Lives of the Noble Grecians & Romanes Compared Together by that Grave Learned Philosopher and Historiographer Plutarke of Chaeronea. Translated out of Greeke into French by James Amyot: And out of French into Englishe by Thomas North.

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[Colophon]: "This edition of North's translation of Amyot's French version of Plutarch's Lives is printed from the first edition (1579) with the addition of 15 lives from the third edition (1603). It is limited to 1050 copies for sale in England and 500 copies for sale in the United States of America by Random House. The text has been printed by Bishop and Garrett and William Brendon and Sons in Monotype Fournier; the illustrations, by T. L. Poulton, have been printed by the Curwen Press: the whole on Arches paper. This is number 105". Five volumes; 8 in. x 12 1/8 in., xxviii, 431 pp.; 442 pp.; 454 pp.; 482 pp.; 410 pp., the Poulton illustrations are full-page engravings of the figures featured in the Lives, with classiccal & Renaissance-type treatment. This edition preserves the spellings, but not the typography of the early printings. Brown cloth over boards, with printed, paper title labels on the spines (and an extra label in the back of each volume, to replace the worn labels), beveled-edge covers; rough top-edges gilt. Former owner's bookplates on front paste-downs of each volume; spines show fading, some damp-staining present, with wear to labels, volume 2 shows buckling to the cloth on the front cover (sometimes seen on this set). Weight: 19 lbs. Postage may be extra on this item. N° de ref. del artículo ABE-462773546

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