PLUTARCH. AMYOT, James; NORTH, Thomas (trans.) POULTON, T. L. (illus.). The Lives of the Noble Grecians & Romanes Compared Together by that Grave Learned Philosopher and Historiographer Plutarke.. The Nonesuch Press, London, 1929.

Price: US$125.00 + shipping

Description: 5 vols. Illustrations by T. L. Poulton. Folio, publisher's beveled cloth with printed paper labels on spines. First of this edition; one of 1550 copies. The spines and spine labels are a little darkened. There is a replacement spine label tipped in at the rear of each volume. Contents fine, Additional postage charge will apply for this multi-volume set.

Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.

Plutarch. The lives of the noble Grecians & Romanes compared together by that grave learned philosopher Plutarke of Chaeronea. Translated out of 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. Nonesuch Press 1929-1930, London, 1929.

Price: US$173.00 + shipping

Description: 5 vols. plates. 32cm This edition of North's translation of Amyot's French version of Plutarch's Lives is printed from the first edition (1579) with the addition of 15 lives from the third edition (1603). It is limited to 1050 copies for sale in England and 500 copies for sale in the United States of America by Random house. The text has been printed by Bishop and Garrett and William Brendon and sons in Monotype Fournier; the illustrations, by T. L. Poulton, have been printed by the Curwen press; the whole on Arches paper. This is number 652. Very good condition, cloth binding of v. 3 bubbled.

Seller: J. Lawton, Booksellers, Readville, MA, U.S.A.

Plutarch [Plutarke of Chaeronea]. The Lives Of The Noble Grecians and Romanes. The Nonesuch Press, London, 1929.

Price: US$280.46 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Five Volumes; edition limited to 1,550 copies of which 1,050 were for sale in England and 500 for sale in the USA; this is number 432; brown publisher's buckram; bevelled edges; lettering in black on spine paper labels; spare replacement labels if and when needed are tipped in at the rear of each volume; pages untrimmed; t.e.g.; full page illustrations by T. L. Poulton were printed by the CURWEN PRESS; the whole on Arches paper; this limited edition was "translated out of the Greeke into French by James Amyot; and out of French into Englishe By Thomas North: with the fifteen supplementary lives of [the]1603 [edition]"; five vols. complete; one tiny blemish to cloth on vol.1; two small chips to paper label on vol. 2 not affecting any lettering; back up replacement labels in any case; handsome set and a heavy set which may require addtional shipping charges depending on destination.

Seller: Reeve & Clarke Books (ABAC / ILAB), South River, ON, Canada

(Nonesuch Press); Plutarch. THE LIVES OF THE NOBLE GRECIANS & ROMANES Compared Together By That Grave Learned Philosopher and Historiographer Plutarke of Chaeronea Five Volumes. The Nonesuch Press, London, 1929.

Price: US$295.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Five volumes. Brown buckram over beveled boards with spine labels, large 4to., xxix, 431; 442; 454; 482; 410 pages, illustrated by T. L. Poulton. Translated by James Amyot and Thomas North. Number 60 of 1,550 copies printed from Fournier types on Arches paper by Bishop and Garrett and William Brendon and Sons; the illustrations were lithographed at the Curwen Press. A near fine, very well preserved set, clean, fresh and unmarked but for the usual toning of the endpapers and a miniscule booksellers ticket at the rear pastedown. The spine labels show only two small chips on two volumes, the spare labels remain tipped to the rear pastedowns. The bindings are clean and remarkably free of all but the most minor soiling or wear. Additional shipping cost may be requested.

Seller: Entropy Books, Ferndale, MI, U.S.A.

Plutarke [Plutarch]; Poulton, T L [illus.]; North, Thomas; Amyot, James [tr.]. The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romanes Compared Together by that Grave Learned Philosopher and Historiographer Plutarke of Chæronea. 5 volume set. Nonesuch limited edition. The Nonesuch Press, London, 1929.

Price: US$296.30 + shipping

Description: 320mm x 210mm (13" x 8"). xxix, 431pp; 442pp; 482pp + plates. 56 b/w plates. Heavy set– extra shipping needed for overseas. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket. Spines and eps darkened

Seller: Barter Books Ltd, Alnwick, NORTH, United Kingdom

Plutarch.. The Lives of the Noble Grecians & Romanes Compared Together by that Grave Learned Philosopher and Historiographer Plutarke of Chaeronea. Translated out of Greeke into French by James Amyot: And out of French into Englishe by Thomas North.. The Nonesuch Press, London MCMXXIX [1929]. The Illustrations by T. L. Poulton: With the Fifteen Supplementary Lives of 1603. # 105 of 1,550 sets; "Printed and made in France." Dreyfus (Nonesuch Press) # 63, pp. 212-213., 1929.

Price: US$325.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: [Colophon]: "This edition of North's translation of Amyot's French version of Plutarch's Lives is printed from the first edition (1579) with the addition of 15 lives from the third edition (1603). It is limited to 1050 copies for sale in England and 500 copies for sale in the United States of America by Random House. The text has been printed by Bishop and Garrett and William Brendon and Sons in Monotype Fournier; the illustrations, by T. L. Poulton, have been printed by the Curwen Press: the whole on Arches paper. This is number 105". Five volumes; 8 in. x 12 1/8 in., xxviii, 431 pp.; 442 pp.; 454 pp.; 482 pp.; 410 pp., the Poulton illustrations are full-page engravings of the figures featured in the Lives, with classiccal & Renaissance-type treatment. This edition preserves the spellings, but not the typography of the early printings. Brown cloth over boards, with printed, paper title labels on the spines (and an extra label in the back of each volume, to replace the worn labels), beveled-edge covers; rough top-edges gilt. Former owner's bookplates on front paste-downs of each volume; spines show fading, some damp-staining present, with wear to labels, volume 2 shows buckling to the cloth on the front cover (sometimes seen on this set). Weight: 19 lbs. Postage may be extra on this item.

Seller: Peter Keisogloff Rare Books, Inc., Brecksville, OH, U.S.A.

PLUTARCH. The Lives of the Noble Grecians & Romanes compared together by that Grave Learned Philosopher and Historiographer Plutarke of Chaeronea [in five volumes]. Nonesuch Press, London, 1929.

Price: US$331.61 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: London, Nonesuch Press, 1929 (first volume) and 1930 (other volumes) (all first thus). Quarto, five volumes, approximately 2100 pages plus numerous full-page plates by T.L. Poulton (and a spare title-label tipped in at the rear of each volume). Buckram with a paper title-label on each spine; top edges gilt on the rough, others uncut; covers a little flecked, marked, and lightly sunned (chiefly about the spines); front and rear covers of the second volume bubbled; two paper labels lightly chipped, others slightly marked; free endpapers tanned; a very good set (internally excellent). 'This edition of North's translation of Amyot's French version of Plutarch's Lives is printed from the first edition (1579) with the addition of 15 lives from the third edition (1603)'. Number 1116 of a total of 1550 sets. [5 items].

Seller: Michael Treloar Booksellers ANZAAB/ILAB, Adelaide, SA, Australia

Plutarch ; Amyot, James (trans) ; North, Thomas (trans). North's Plutarch The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romanes (5 volumes). The Nonesuch Press, 1929.

Price: US$331.94 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Vol 1 xxviii (2p) 431p (1p) Vol 2 (2p) 442p (1p) Vol 3 (2p) 454p (1p) Vol 4 (2p) 482p (1p) Vol 5 (2p) 410p (1p) Brown cloth binding, paper labels spine Bevilled boards EPs browned Teg Slight foxing FEs No 783 of limited edition of 1550 sets, illustrated by TL Poulton, North's English translation of Amyot's French translation of Plutarch's 'Lives', a clean set. The set is heavy - please contact us for a postage quote

Seller: Vintage Books of Dunedin, Dunedin, New Zealand

PLUTARCH. The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romanes compared together by that grave learned philosopher and historiographer Plutarke of Chaeronea [5 volumes, complete set]. The Nonesuch Press, London, 1929.

Price: US$367.27 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 5 volumes 4to (31 cm), [4], XIX, 431 pp, 12 plates; [8], 442 pp, 12 plates; [8], 454, [2] pp, 10 plates; [8], 482, [2] pp, 11 plates; [8], 410, [2] pp, 10 plates. Publisher's cloth, printed labels on spines, duplicates of labels mounted on the back endpapers, top edges gilt, fore- and bottom-edges untrimmed (binding slightly rubbed, small ink-stain at the top corner of the front board of vol.I, paper of endpapers somewhat toned). From the library of Mary Emlen Lloyd, Countess of Berkeley (a book-plate in the vol. III). Limited to 1550 copies, this is copy no. 999. Translated by Thomas North from Amyot's French version (the first edition 1579 with the addition of 15 lives from the third edition of 1603). Portraits for each biography by T. L. Poulton. Printed on the Arches paper. Nonesuch 63.

Seller: Leopolis, Kraków, Poland

Plutarch [author]; North, Thomas, Sir, 1535-1601? [translator]; Poulton, T.L. [illustrator]. 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]. The Nonesuch Press 1929-1930, London, 1929.

Price: US$375.00 + shipping

Description: 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. 1346840. FP New Rockville Stock.

Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.

Plutarch; Amyot, James; North, Thomas. The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romanes, Compared Together by That Grave, Learned Philosopher and Historiographer Plutarch of Chaeronea, with the Fifteen Supplementary Lives of 1603, in Five Volumes [Romans]. The Nonesuch Press, 1929.

Price: US$381.50 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: Limited edition, #1072 of 1550 copies, only 500 of which were sold in the U.S. Ink gift note and owner bookplate on front endpapers, spines a bit toned. 1929 Large Hardcover. Complete in five volumes. Translated into English by Thomas North, from the French of Jame Amyot, with illustrations by T.L. Poulton. Includes the supplementary lives of 1603. Plutarch's Lives, as the title is traditionally shortened, remains an authoritative work providing important firsthand perspectives on ancient Greece and Rome through the lives of Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, and many others.

Seller: Yesterday's Muse, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, Webster, NY, U.S.A.

Plutarke [Plutarch]. Translated by James Amyot, and Thomas North. North's Plutarch: The Lives of the Noble Grecians & Romans compared together by that Grave Learned Philosopher and Historiographer Plutarke of Chaeronea [in 5 volumes]. The Nonesuch Press, London, 1929.

Price: US$392.65 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: The Nonesuch Press, 1929-1930, 1929. Limited Edition. 4to. 5 volumes. No. 1,165 of an edition limited to 1,550 copies. Full-page illustrations throughout, lithographed at the Curwen Press. Vol. 1: pp. xxix, 431; 442; 454; 482; 410. Cased by A.W. Bain in full brown buckram over beveled boards, printed paper spine labels, spare labels tipped-on to rear endpapers, top edge gilt on the rough, others untrimmed, bookplate of Canadian literary giant, Robertson Davies to front pastedowns of each volume. Spines gently dust soiled, a little bubbling to vol. 2, else a very good, clean, square set. Dreyfus: History of the Nonesuch Press, #63.

Seller: Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA, Toronto, ON, Canada

PLUTARCH. NORTH'S PLUTARCH.The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romanes by The Learned Philosopher and Historiographer Plutarke of Chaeronea.; Translated by T.North & J.Amyot. The Nonesuch Press, London, 1929, 1929.

Price: US$419.82 + shipping

Description: Illustrated by T.L.Poulton.Tall 4to. Five Volumes.teg. some toning to endpapers else internally very clean and free of foxing,a few minor marks on the tan buckram boards,with bevelled edges.Spare title labels tipped in on the rear pastedown of each volume. This is No 404 of 1050 limited & numbered sets for sale in England.

Seller: A&F.McIlreavy.Buderim Rare Books, Buderim, QLD, Australia

PLUTARCH. The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romanes. The Nonesuch Press, 1929.

Price: US$769.60 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: PLUTARCH. The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romanes London, The Nonesuch Press, 1929. Folio, 5 vols (No. 1533 of 1550 copies). Decorative portrait illustration for each life by T. L. Poulton printed by the Curwen Press printed in Monotype Fournier on Arches paper. Ca 30×20 cm, original brown buckram over bevelled boards, printed paper spine labels with spares on lower pastedowns, top edges gilt, others uncut. Darkened endpapers, spines slightly speckled, and Vol. 2 slightly bubbled, otherwise good. Thomas North s translation of Amyot s French version of Plutarch s Lives printed from the first edition of 1579 with the addition of 15 lives from the 3rd edition of 1603. Upper edge gilt. A classic work and an elegant printing.

Seller: Symonds Rare Books Ltd, London, United Kingdom