The lives of the noble Grecians and Romanes
Subtitle: compared together by that graue learned philosopher and historiographer, Plutarke of Chæronea: translated out of Greeke into French by Iames Amiot, abbot of Bellozane, bishop of Auxerre, one of the kings priuie counsell, and great amner of France, and out of French into English, by Thomas North
Contributors: North, Thomas, Sir, 1535-1601?, translator; Acciaiuoli, Donato, 1429-1478, attributed name; Amyot, Jacques, 1513-1593; Goulart, Simon, 1543-1628; Field, Richard, -1624, printer; Wight, Thomas, -1608?, bookseller
Publisher: by Richard Field for Thomas VVight
Published: 1595
Place of publication: Imprinted at London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1173
Subjects: Biography; Early works to 1800
Work titles: Lives
Notes: Contains "The lives of Annibal and Scipio African (attributed to Donato Acciajuoli) translated into French by Charles de la Sluce, and Englished by Thomas North" (p. 1129-1170) and "The comparison of Annibal with P. Scipio African" (p. 1171-1173) by Simon Goulart. Later editions contain still further interpolations.-- NUC pre-1956 imprints.

Numerous errors in paging.

Device on title-page, initials, head and tail pieces.

Each life begins with a portrait within a decorative cartouche.

Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.), 20067.5

English short title catalogue (ESTC), S115991