Plutarch john langhorne (25 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. a new edition. Full tree calf, G+. 357pp, leather rubbed at the egdes spine scuffed, Ex Library [ Eccles Hotel, Bantry Bay ] with Occasional ink stamp, a nice copy. Odd volume. Covers the lives of Paulus Æmilius, Pelopidas, Marcellus, Aristides, Cato The Censor, Philopmen, Titus Quinctius Flaminius & Pyrrhus. Popular translation on Plutarch's 'Parallel Lives' in which he give biographies of emminent Greeks & Romans & then offers comparisons on their virtues & morals. Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus [ 46 - 120 ] 250 grams.…

Zustand: New. In English.

Full leather. Zustand: Good. 6 x 9 in. 748 pp. Full contemporary calf with black spine label. Marbled endpapers and text edges. Condition is GOOD ; front joint cracked but holding a bit. Spine leather cracked vertically but still well attached, small chip to spine tail. PO's name on ffep, a few early notes on rear blank. Text has some foxing to first few pgs, then just at the margins. Class. Stax.…

Zustand: New. In English.

weight: 2.8 lb Good, spine end and corners worn, hinges beginning to split, light dampstains throughout. 8vo.24.5x15.5 cm. 688 pp. + 16 pp. ads. Contemporary half black leather over marbled boards, raised bands, gilt spine title.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Two volumes; Good for year (1903). Hardcover. Half marbled boards. Gilt lettering to spine. Wear and sun-fading to covers and spine. Foxing to title pages. Well- bound. Owner's name on flyleaf of both volumes. . No Dustjacket. With portrait illustrations to chapter heads "Translated from the Greek with notes critical and historical, and a life of Plutarch". 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.…

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. …

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Zustand: New.

Zustand: New.

Sonstiges. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Second Edition. Poor set with wear, tear and dust-dulling as with age. Text remains clear and without blemish. Edition; A new edition, embellished with numerous portraits. Physical description; two volumes (only): vol. I & II, plate : ill. Notes; Colophon: J. Billing, printer and stereotyper, Woking, Surrey. Includes index. Subjects; Plutarch. Classical biography. Greece Biography. Rome Biography. 2 Kg. …

Black hardback cloth cover. Zustand: Fair. Reprint. Worn condition. 150mm x 100mm (6" x 4"). 339pp. Lives of Antony, Demetrius, Dion, Marcus Brutus, Artaxerxes, Aratus, Galba & Otho.

New edition. Poor set with wear, tear and dust-dulling as with age. Text remains clear and without blemish. Physical description; 3 v : port. ; 23 cm. Subjects; Greece Biography. Rome Biography. Genre; Illustrated. 2 Kg.

A new edition, carefully corrected throughout in six volumes. - Full leathers, spines of volume 1,2 and 4 damaged.

Leather. Zustand: Very Good. An English translation of Greco-Roman philosopher Plutarch's series of biographies of famous men, with notes and a memoir by John and William Langhorne. In half brown calf. Known as Parallel Lives, this work was originally in the form of 48 biographies of famous men written inGreekby the Greco-Roman philosopher, historian, andApollonian priestPlutarch, probably at the beginning of thesecond century. The lives are arranged in pairs to illuminate the common moral virtues or failings of their subjects. With notes and a memoir by John and William Langhorne. Bound in half calf. Externally, smart. Fading to spine, with very light bumping to the head and tail. Rubbing to joints and extremities. Fading to top edge of boards. Marks to calf. Prize bookplate to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with light spotting to the front and rear. Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…

, volume I, 380 pages, Volume II, 500 pages, Volume III, 475 pages, Volume IV, 403 pages, Volume V, 476 pages, and Volume VI, 543 pages, dedication and 15 preliminary pages with frontispiece to volume one, title pages in each volume Sixth edition, corrected , edges rubbed, few title labels missing, otherwise good condition, some end papers lightly spotted and paper a little darkened, internally clean, in good condition , original tree calf re laid with new matching spines circa 1880, leather title and volume labels, gilt bands, hinges neatly strengthened with brown cloth Octavo (over 7-10 inches tall) Hardback ISBN. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Four volumes. Contemporary tree calf, decorative gilt spines and gold tooled borders on the boards. Contemporary owner's name in ink on title page of v. 1 and front fly leaf of vols. 2 and 4; later owner's name in pencil on front pastedowns. Spines moderately toned and faded, endpapers foxed, front hinge of v. 4 is split, else very good overall. Langhorne's classic edition of Plutarch in a handsome early American binding.…

[Ancient History and Biography] FINELY BOUND SIXTH EDITION. Complete in six volumes. Octavo (21 x 14 x 14cm). With an etched frontispiece by W. Ridley to volume I. Elegantly bound (circa 1870s) in tan half calf, with red and black labels, full gilt back, marbled sides, drab endpapers, edges speckled red. Some spotting within chiefly to prelims and final gatherings. Bindings pleasingly aged with very little wear. A bright, fine set. An important English translation of Plutarch's parallel Lives, first published in six volumes in 1770. Provenance: Armorial bookplate of the Earl of Normanton, an Irish peer (almost certainly the 3rd Earl, James Agar, 1818-1896) a Peelite and Tory MP for Wilton, Hampshire).…

3rd edn. 6 vols. 8vo (9½ x 5 ins). Contemporary full polished calf, spines gilt tooled in six compartments with gilt lettered morocco labels, boards with gilt tooled borders and returns, blue sprinkled edges and marbled endpapers (boards of some vols pitted and scratched and all vols with bumped corners and light wear at edges). Pp. [x] + lvi + 380 + [4] blank [&] [viii] + 500 + [2] blank [&] [vi] + 475 + [5] blank [&] [viii] + 403 + [5] blank [&] [viii] + 476 + [4] blank [&] [viii] + 262 + index + [2] advts + [2] blank, with half titles, illus with 6 engraved frontispiece plates (previous owner's engraved armorial bookplate on front paste-downs and neat inscription in contemporary hand on front prelim of vol II).…

Full-Leather. Zustand: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Later Edition. 8 volumes ea. 300-400pp. Original leather binding with inlaid gold lettering and design on the spines. The volumes are fully intact, and the binding is tight. In some places the leather is flaking and creased and slightly separated at some hinges. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Hardcovers in early (likely original) full leather bindings. Originally issues in 8 volumes - this set bound in 4. Brown leather with black title labels on the spine, along with volume numbers and gold bands. Bindings tight, with some rubbing and scuffing. Each of the 8 volumes is paginated separately, with its own title page. At the end of the first book there is a tear to the upper corner resulting in the loss of some text, on the final two leaves. The final page of text seems to be missing altogether. All 4 volumes have a bookplate on the inside front cover with the name 'Paul Sleman Clark.' All have a small rubberstamp on the inside back cover with the Clark coat of arms and the word Clark. This is a nice early Philadelphia edition of Plutarch. Volumes measure 4.25 x 7 inches. They take up just over 6" of shelf space. International shipping will require some extra postage, because this is a 4 volume set.…

Zustand: Very Good. Ithaca, [NY]: Mack, Andrus, & Woodruff, 1840. Octavo; full contemporary calf with gilt ruling and leather title label to spine; 432pp. Scuffing and a few chips and gashes to boards; binding sound; toning and 19th-century ownership inscription to endpapers, else unmarked; a Very Good and sound copy.…

Zustand: Very Good-. Philadelphia, PA: Hickman and Hazzard / William Brown, Printer, 1822. "A New Edition, Carefully corrected, and the index much amended, and accurately revised throughout." Four octavo volumes (22cm); full contemporary flame sheep, red gilt spine labels; collated complete; engraved portrait frontispiece by J. Boyd. Leather rather dried and rubbed at margins with some brief peeling to a few boards, joints tender and textblocks spotted throughout. About Very Good overall. Provenance: Mid-19th century ownership rubberstamp "Library of Hannibal Hamlin" to Vol. I title page. Hamlin served as Vice President to Abraham Lincoln during his first term, from 1861 to 1865. …