The lives of the noble Grecians and Romans
By: compared together by that grave, learned philosopher and historiographer Plutarch of Chaeronea ; translated out of Greek into French by James Amyot and out of French into English by Thomas North ; the text being prepared for this edition by Roland Baughman ; with an introduction for this edition by Emil Ludwig
Contributors: North, Thomas, Sir, 1535-1601? tr; Baughman, Roland Orvil, 1902-1967, tr; Goulart, Simon, 1543-1628; Dwiggins, W. A. (William Addison), 1880-1956, book designer; Rosenwald, Edith Goodkind, donor; Southworth-Anthoensen Press; Limited Editions Club; Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress); Limited Editions Club Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: Limited Editions Club
Published: 1941
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng; frm; grc
Other titles: Plutarch's lives
Work titles: Lives
Notes: Based on North's first edition (1579) which included, besides Plutarch's writings, two "fabrications" ("Hannibal" and "Scipio African") This edition also includes seven additional "fabrications" (the lives of Epaminondas, Philip of Macedon, Dionysius, Octavius Caesar, Plutarch, Seneca, and the "Nine chieftains") and North's translation of a comparison of Alexander and Caesar, written by Simon Goulart, all of which were contained in North's edition of 1603. Cf. Vol. 1, p. v.

"Designed [and signed] by W.A. Dwiggins and printed by the Southworth-Anthoensen Press of Portland, Maine. Fifteen hundred copies were made"--Colophon.

Issued together in 2 slipcases.

LC has copyright deposit copy, with embossed stamp below colophon: This is one of 15 presentation copies 'out of series.'

Newman & Wiche. Great and good books, 128

Limited Editions Club. Bibliography of the fine books published by the Limited Editions Club, 1929-1985, $c no. 128