The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romanes, Compared Together by that Grave Learned Philosopher & Historiographer, Plutarke [Plutarch] of Chaeronea: Translated out of Greeke into French by James Amyot, Abbot of Bellozane, Bishop of Auxerre, One of the Kings Privy Counsel, and Great Amner of Fraunce, and Out of French into Englishe, by Thomas North. Decorated by Thomas Lowinsky. Printed at the Shakespeare Head Press, Stratford-upon-Avon, 1928.
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The beautiful full set of the Shakespeare Head Press Plutarch. This publication was limited to just 100 sets on hand-made paper, signed by the illustrator, of which this is number 49. A lovely set of what is now very scarce to market.
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Size: 167 x 238 mm (approx., each)
Condition:
[half title, t.p., 2ff., ix-xxxi, 406pp.]; [half title, t.p., 1ff., 342pp.]; [half title, t.p., 1ff., 423pp.]; [half title, t.p., 1ff., 433pp.]; [half title, t.p., 1ff., 476pp.]; [half title, t.p., 1ff., 405pp.]; [half title, t.p., 1ff., 401pp.]; [half title, t.p., 1ff., vii-viii, 398pp.]
Original half morocco over cloth backed boards, bound by Morley, Oxford, with the bindings signed at the head of the ffeps. Spines a little rubbed but generally show very well on the shelf. Joints rubbed, some cracked, with all boards attached, a couple slightly fragile, but with the bindings generally secure and without shelf lean. Top edges gilt, dulled as typical, with other edges uncut as published. Without any attached bookplates or ownership inscriptions. Endpapers edge toned as commensurate with the bindings. Text blocks very clean throughout, the full text without loss of sense. Collation provided above. A fantastic finely printed set of Plutarch's Lives in English.
[OCLC 1089603934, 46929415, 38702518].
