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5 volumes. First editions 1929 to 1930.
A limited edition number 95 of 1050.
Printed by the Curwen Press on Arches paper.
Illustrations by T. L. Poulten.
Publishers brown cloth bevelled boards.
Black titles to spine.
Untrimmed pages.
Bookplate.
Volume I.
xxix, 431 pages.
Title vignette.
Frontispiece plate.
Full-page plates.
Volume II.
[7], 442 pages.
Title vignette.
Frontispiece plate.
Full-page plates.
Volume III.
[7], 454 pages.
Title vignette.
Frontispiece plate.
Full-page plates.
Volume IV.
[7], 482 pages.
Title vignette.
Frontispiece plate.
Full-page plates.
Volume V.
[7], 482 pages.
Title vignette.
Frontispiece plate.
Full-page plates.
Printed from the first edition in 1778 with the addition
of 15 lives from the third edition. Illustrated with 57
monochrome plates. This limited edition set features
a collection of biographies on eminant Grecian and Roman
figures by the noted Greek philosopher Plutarch, and has
been translated from the French [which was translated from
the original Greek] by Thomas North. This work covers the
lives of figures such as Julius Caesar, Sylla, Camillus,
Pompeius and many more.
Recorded shipping weight 10000g.
Shipped and insured by recorded delivery.
- Binding Condition: Very good
- Overall Condition: Very good
- Size: 31.5 x 21 cm
- Name: West Clare Rare Books
- Contact Person: Tom Moloney
- Country: Ireland
- Email: [email protected]
- Telephone: 0657087803
- Preferred Payment Methods: Credit Cards - PayPal - Cheque.
- Trade Associations: AA Approved
