THE LIVES OF THE NOBLE GRECIANS & ROMANES : COMPARED TOGETHER BY THAT GRAVE LEARNED PHILOSOPHER AND HISTORIOGRAPHER PLUTARKE OF CHAERONEA : TRANSLATED OUT OF THE GREEKE INTO FRENCH BY JAMES AMYOT, AND OUT OF FRENCH INTO ENGLISHE BY THOMAS NORTH, THE ILLUSTRATIONS BY T.L. POULTON, WITH THE FIFTEEN SUPPLEMENTARY LIVES OF 1603 [5 VOLUMES]
London: The Nonesuch Press, 1929-1930. Quarto; 5 volumes; Limited edition, 394/1050; G; Hardcover; Spine, brown with black print on paper label; Boards in brown cloth, mitred edges, vol. I with small stains to front fore edge, vol. IV has mottled fading on front, vol. V bumped with tear to top edges and toning to front, else vols. have slight shelfwear but clean and strong; Text blocks have gilt top edges, deckle edges, illustrated (b&w engravings), clean and tight but for light tanning to endpapers; CONTENTS: Vol. I. Theseus, Romulus, Lycurgus, Numa Pompilius, Solon, Publicola, Themistocles, Furius Camillus, Pericles, Fabius Maximus, Alcibiades, Coriolanus (xxviii, 431 pages) — Vol. II. Paulus Aemylius, Timoleon, Pelopidas, Marcellus, Aristides, Marcus Cato, Philopoemen, T.Q. Flaminus, Pyrus, Caius Marius, Lysander, Sylla (442 pages) — Vol. III. Cimon, Lucullus, Nicias, Marcus Crassus, Sertorius, Eumenes, Agesilaus, Pompeius, Alexander, Julius Caesar (454 pages) — Vol. IV. Phocion, Cato Uitcan, Agis & Cleomenes, The Gracchi, Demosthenes, Cicero, Demetrius, M. Antonius, Artaxerxes, Dion, Marcus Brutus (482 pages) — Vol. V. Aratus, Galba, Otho, Annibal, Scipio African, Epaminondas, Philip of Macedon, Dionysius, Caesar Augustus, Plutarch, Seneca, Nine Excellent Chieftaines (410 pages). Oversized order. Additional shipping and handling may be necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy international shipping unavailable due to size/weight restriction(s). Contact seller if you have any questions. NOTE: Shelved in Room X, atop one of the bookcases. More