The lives of the noble Grecians and Romans, compared together, by that grave learned philosopher and historiographer Plutarch of Chaeronea / translated out of Greeke into French by James Amiot ... with the lines of Hannibal and Scipio African translated out of Latin into French by Charles de l'Esclvse and out of French into English, by Sir Thomas North, knight; hereunto are also added the liues of Epaminondas, of Philip of Macedon, of Dionysius the elder, tyrant of Sicilia, of Augustus Caesar, of Plutarch, and of Seneca: with the liues of nine other excellent chieftaines of warre: collected out of Aemylius Probus, by S.G.S. and Englished by the aforesaid translator.

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The lives of the noble Grecians and Romans, compared together, by that grave learned philosopher and historiographer Plutarch of Chaeronea / translated out of Greeke into French by James Amiot ... with the lines of Hannibal and Scipio African translated out of Latin into French by Charles de l'Esclvse and out of French into English, by Sir Thomas North, knight; hereunto are also added the liues of Epaminondas, of Philip of Macedon, of Dionysius the elder, tyrant of Sicilia, of Augustus Caesar, of Plutarch, and of Seneca: with the liues of nine other excellent chieftaines of warre: collected out of Aemylius Probus, by S.G.S. and Englished by the aforesaid translator.
Description
STC 20070; A translation of: Vitae parallelae.
Head-pieces, initials.
The lives of Epaminondas, of Philip of Macedon ... (p. [1105-1244) has separate t.-p. with same imprint.
Copy bound in marbled boards with later rebacked calf spine. Contains bookplate of the Montreal Literary Club 1864
Creator
Plutarch;
Contributor
North, Thomas (trans.)
Publisher
Printed by George Miller and are to be sold by Robert Allott, at the sign of the black beare in Paul's churchyard
Date
1631
Spatial Coverage
London
Provenance
Yes
No
Identifier
Matches #388, p.70.
DE7.P55 1631