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218 - PLUTARCH and AMYOT, Jacques. Illustrious Men of Greece and R…
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PLUTARCH and AMYOT, Jacques. Illustrious Men of Greece and Rome. [With] Moral and Miscellaneous Works. Paris, Antoine Robinot, 1645. In-4 (34.5 x 23 cm), full havana calf, ribbed spine, pasted-on title label and gilt fillets. 4 uncollated volumes. Bindings damaged (scuffing and losses). A few faint foxing spots. A very fine edition of Jacques Amyot’s French translation of the ‘Lives of Illustrious Men’, richly illustrated with an engraved portrait of the Duke of Enghien as well as numerous portraits within the text derived from ancient medals. Each figure is described with a biographical note (including a chronology marking the key periods of their lives). These ‘Lives’ constitute a vast collection of biographies of great men from history, almost all presented in pairs (with a Greek figure always set in parallel with a Roman). Also included in a uniform binding are the *Moral and Miscellaneous Works* (2 vols., same publisher and date), a collection of seventy-eight varied texts by Plutarch on ethics, politics, religion, philosophy, literature and history in the form of dialogues, letters or essays.
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Auction time 11/02/2026 at 2:00 PM
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