Plutarch's lives : abridged from the original Greek, illustrated with notes and reflections, and embellished with copper-plate prints (v.4)
Please note
This item is held off-site and must be pre-ordered before your visit. Please use the link to the printed items catalogue (below) to request this item. See the Access and usage section below for further details.Details
Type of record: Book
Title: Plutarch's lives : abridged from the original Greek, illustrated with notes and reflections, and embellished with copper-plate prints (v.4)
Other titles: Lives
Classmark: Early Education/PLU
Creator(s): Plutarch
Additional creator(s): Goldsmith, Oliver (1730?-1774) (Other); Collyer, Joseph (1776) (Other)
Related people: Goldsmith, Oliver; Collyer, Joseph
Publisher: Printed for J. Newbery, at the Bible and Sun, in St. Paul's Church-yard
Publication city: London
Date(s): 1762-94
Language: English
Size and medium: 7 v
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/240165
Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991013404279705181
Description
Vol. 1-5 abridged by Oliver Goldsmith; v. 6-7 probably compiled by Collyer. Cf. Dict. nat. biog.
Vol. 1: xviii, [6], 222, [6] p., [9] leaves of plates; v. 2: [xii], 226 p., [9] leaves of plates; v. 3: [12], 216 p., [9] leaves of plates; v. 4: [12], 227 p., [9] leaves of plates; v. 5: [8], 218 p., [9] leaves of plates; v. 6: [12], 236, [4] p., [9] leaves of plates; v. 7: [6], 244 p., [9] leaves of plates.
Copper-engraved plates.
Publisher's catalogues: (6 pages) at end of v. 1, and (4 pages) at end of v. 6.
Roscoe, S. Newbery J294(1).
Access and usage
Access
This item is stored off site at Western Campus and must be ordered online using the 'Printed items catalogue' record link shown below. Store requests are processed each weekday morning and we aim to make items available within 48 hours. You will receive an email from Special Collections when the item is ready to consult in the Reading Room. The item will be held in Special Collections for 2 weeks.
Access to this material is unrestricted.
Request this item from the printed items catalogue (use 'request here')