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PLUTARCUS (46-125 AD). Les Hommes illustres grecs et romains. Paris: Robinot, 1645.
Lot of two monumental French translations of Plutarch by Jacques Amyot (1513-1593). It was from his version of the parallel lives 'Les Hommes illustres' that Sir Thomas North derived the English version that served Shakespeare as the historical and documentary basis for his Roman tragedies.
2 vols, Folio, (370 x 235mm). Beautiful printer's device to title page (some marginal waterstains, uniformly browned). Beautiful pigskin binding with Dutch-style blindstamped boards for the first volume, more sober binding for the second [WITH:] PLUTARCUS. Les oeuvres morales et philosophiques de Plutarque. Paris: Mace, 1587 [in colophon Morel 1581] (395 x 255mm). Printer's device to title page (slightly browned). 19th century binding with vellum spine, title to spine spine label, blue labels. (3)
2 vols, Folio, (370 x 235mm). Beautiful printer's device to title page (some marginal waterstains, uniformly browned). Beautiful pigskin binding with Dutch-style blindstamped boards for the first volume, more sober binding for the second [WITH:] PLUTARCUS. Les oeuvres morales et philosophiques de Plutarque. Paris: Mace, 1587 [in colophon Morel 1581] (395 x 255mm). Printer's device to title page (slightly browned). 19th century binding with vellum spine, title to spine spine label, blue labels. (3)
ESTIMATE € 300 - 500
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[BINDING] CICERO, Marcus Tullius (106-43 BC). Epistolarum familiarium. Lyon: Gryphius, 1551.
[BINDING] CICERO, Marcus Tullius (106-43 BC). Epistolarum familiarium. Lyon: Gryphius, 1551.
ESTIMATE € 600 - 1,000
