78/3104 [Classical antiquity and neolatinism]. Plutarchus. Les vies des hommes illustres Grecs et Romains./ Les oeuvres meslées. Ed. S. Goulart. Transl. J. Amyot. Lyon, P. Frellon, 1611, 2 vols., (40),1339,(83); (16),976,(20)p., 2 diff. engr. titles by L. GAULTIER, woodcut printer's mark and 30 medallion portraits, contemp. unif. overlapping vellum.

- Both vols. hinges splitting; occas. sl. stained/ dogeared; vol. 1 first endpaper w. (old) annots.; contents otherwise fine. Bindings sl. soiled (vol. 1 also wrinkled); backstrips and corners sl. dam./ worn; lack ties.

= Very rare edition, not in NCC and the usual reference works (Schweiger, Goldsmith and Hoffmann). Engr. title of second vol. dated 1611 but letterpress title (erroneously?) has 1607 (w. pen altered to 1609).