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Plutarch's lives : translated from the original Greek, with notes, critical and historical, and a new Life of Plutarch / By John Langhorne, D.D. and William Langhorne, M.A - 5 vols.
by Plutarch
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About This Item
London : Printed for C. Dilly, 1792. 5th edition. Hardcover. Provenance: Bookplate of Ellen James. Good copies in the original full aniline calf with gilt-blocked red morocco title labels to spines. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and bumped as with age. Remains a quite well-preserved set overall. Physical description; 5 v., plates : ill. Subjects; Plutarch. Greece ; Biography ; Early works to 1800. Rome.
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- MW Books Ltd.
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- Title
- Plutarch's lives : translated from the original Greek, with notes, critical and historical, and a new Life of Plutarch / By John Langhorne, D.D. and William Langhorne, M.A - 5 vols.
- Author
- Plutarch
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 5th edition
- Publisher
- London : Printed for C. Dilly
- Date Published
- 1792
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