Oeuvres Morales de Plutarque. Traduites du Grec par Ricard.
$250.00 USD • Used
5 volumes. Large 12mo. [4], 3, [1], 623, [1] ; [4], 600, [2] ; [4], 574 ; [4], 620 ; [4], 664 pp. Moderate browning of leaves. Original full dark brown blind- and gilt-stamped [spine]. Some edge w...
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5 volumes. Large 12mo. [4], 3, [1], 623, [1] ; [4], 600, [2] ; [4], 574 ; [4], 620 ; [4], 664 pp. Moderate browning of leaves. Original full dark brown blind- and gilt-stamped [spine]. Some edge wear, but overall a handsome set and well preserved. Father Dominique Ricard (1741-1803) was a French translator, born in Toulouse, he became professor of rhetoric at the college of Auxerre, then private tutor to the son of Jer me-Pelagie Masson de Meslay (president of the Paris Chamber of Accounts from 1768 to 1790), known as the president of Meslay. His notable translation of Plutarch appeared from 1783-95. REFERENCES: Brunet, IV, 740; Graesse, V, 368.
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Publisher: Lefevre, 1844.
Year: 1844
Type: Used
Binding: Softcover
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