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Author

Plutarch author.

Uniform title

Lives. English. Abridgements

Title

Plutarch's Lives, : abridged from the original Greek, illustrated with notes and reflections, and embellished with copper-plate prints..

Imprint

London: : Printed for J. Newbery, at the Bible and Sun, in St. Paul's Church-Yard., MDCCLXII. [1762]

Physical description

7 volumes : illustrations ; 14 cm (18mo)

Note

Volumes 1-4 prepared by Oliver Goldsmith.

Note

Engraved frontispiece to volume 1, and engraved plates throughout.

Citation/references note

ESTC, T106801

Citation/references note

Roscoe, J294

Provenance

Part of the Gillingham Parochial Library, bequeathed to the vicar and feoffees of the parish lands of Gillingham by Thomas Freke (d. 1718?), and placed on permanent loan in Salisbury Cathedral Library 25 November 1992. Gillingham reference -/-/-.

Provenance

Salisbury Cathedral Library bookplate (20th century) with design based on the Dean and Chapter seal and inscription “Sarvm Cathedral Library.”

Provenance

Volume containing volumes 1 and 2 has faint inscription in pencil on upper flyleaf: "Thos. Thompson ..."; volume containing volumes 5 and 6 has inscriptions on lower flyleaves: "Tho. Thompson ..." in pencil and "William Roop [?] in ink, along with a sketch.

Binding

18th-century sprinkled brown calf; sewn on four supports; blind roll towards board edges; gilt tooling on spine; red leather spine label with "Plutarch's Lives"; volume numbers stamped on spine; blind roll around board edges.

Copy-specific note

Imperfect: lacking volumes 3,4 and 7.

Copy-specific note

Volumes 1-2 and 5-6 bound in two volumes.

Subject

Greece (Place) Biography.

Subject

Rome (Place) Biography.

Added entry--name

Newbery, John, 1713-1767 publisher.

Added entry--name

Goldsmith, Oliver

Added entry--name

Freke, Thomas former owner.

Added entry--name

Thompson, Thomas former owner.

Added entry--name

Roop, William former owner.

Added entry--name

St. Mary the Virgin (Church : Gillingham, Dorset : England) owner.

Added entry--place

England London.

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561##$aSalisbury Cathedral Library bookplate (20th century) with design based on the Dean and Chapter seal and inscription “Sarvm Cathedral Library.”

561##$aVolume containing volumes 1 and 2 has faint inscription in pencil on upper flyleaf: "Thos. Thompson ..."; volume containing volumes 5 and 6 has inscriptions on lower flyleaves: "Tho. Thompson ..." in pencil and "William Roop [?] in ink, along with a sketch.

563##$a18th-century sprinkled brown calf; sewn on four supports; blind roll towards board edges; gilt tooling on spine; red leather spine label with "Plutarch's Lives"; volume numbers stamped on spine; blind roll around board edges.

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