Plutarchus. - Vitae parallelae.,
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2 parts in 1, 290 ff., 63 lines and headline, Roman type, a2 with woodcut of Theseus fighting the Minotaur within ornate woodcut architectural border, A1 woodcut and text within ornate woodcut architectural border, woodcut decorative initials, printers device to final recto, early ink marginalia, lower corners damp-stained, a1-3 lower corner repaired, affecting small part of woodcut border on a2 (supplied in good facsimile), final f. lower margin repaired, some marginal water-staining, occasional spotting, late 18th century half calf, spine gilt and with leather label, rubbed, [BMC V, 501; Goff P-833; HC 13129], folio, Venice, Giovanni Ragazzo for Lucantonio Giunta, 7 December, 1491. A rare edition at auction. The work is a series of biographies of famous figures arranged in tandem to illuminate their common virtues or failings.
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