The lives of the noble Grecians and Romans
Subtitle: compared together by that grave, learned philosopher and historiographer, Plutarch of Chæronea
By: translated out of Greeke into French by James Amyot ... and out of French in to Englishe, by Thomas North.  Decorated by Thomas Lowinsky ...
Contributors: North, Thomas, Sir, 1535-1601?; Acciaiuoli, Donato, 1429-1478.; Goulart, Simon, 1543-1628.; Baughman, Roland.
Publisher: Printed at the Shakespeare Head Press and pub. for the press by B. Blackwell, Oxford
Published: 1928
Place of publication: Stratford-upon-Avon
Language: eng
Subjects: Biography.; Greece -- Biography.; Rome -- Biography.
Notes: Head-pieces (with portraits)

This edition of North's Plutarch, v. 1-7, is a close reprint of the 1st edition, published in folio in 1579; v. 8 contains the additional lives which appeared as pt. 2 in the edition of 1603.

Includes "The lives of Annibal and Scipio African [attributed to Donato Acciajuoli] translated into French by Charles de la Slvce and Englished by Thomas North": v. 7. p. [293]-396, and "The comparison of Anniba with P. Scipio African", by Simon Goulart: v. 7, p. [397]-401.

Vol. 8 has title: The lives of Epaminondas, of Philip of Macedon, of Dionysivs the elder, and of Octavivs Cæsar avgvstvs: collected ovt of good avthors.  Also the lives of nine excellent chieftaines of warre, taken avt of Latine from Emylivs Probvs, by S. G. S. [Simon Goulart of Senlis] by whom also are added the lives of Pivtarch and of Seneca; gathered together, disposed, and enriched as the others.  And now translated into English by Sir Thomas North ...

"Bibliographical note": v. 8, p. [369]-371.

Library's copy is no. 226 of an edition of 500 copies.