Plutarch's lives·
Subtitle: Translated from the Greek, by several hands. In five volumes. Vol. I. To which is prefixt The life of Plutarch
Contributors: Dryden, John, 1631-1700; Touroude, Michael; Banck, Pieter van der, 1649-1697; Samuel Johnson and William Samuel Johnson Libraries (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library)
Publisher: printed by R[obert]. E[veringham]. for Jacob Tonson, at the Judges-Head in Chancery-Lane, near Fleet-street
Published: 1693
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 652
Subjects: Greek literature; Translations into English; Early works to 1800; Biography
Other titles: Vitae parallelae; Life of Plutarch
Work titles: Lives. Vol. I
Notes: Dedication signed: John Dryden.

Printer's name from Wing CD.

With engraved frontispiece (plate), signed: Touroude del Vandrebanc fe.

"The life of Plutarch. Written by Mr. Dryden" (caption title) has separate pagination following the preliminaries; register is continuous.

With a final advertisement leaf.

Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (2nd ed.), P2635B

English short title catalogue (ESTC), R217664

Gift; Johnson family; 1914.