Bidspirit auction | TWO-VOLUME BOXED SET, ”NORTH'S PLUTARCH:

TWO-VOLUME BOXED SET, ”NORTH'S PLUTARCH: THE TRANSLATION OF SIR THOMAS NORTH OF PLUTARCH'S LIVES” - This lot features a two-volume boxed set of ”North's Plutarch: The Translation of Sir Thomas North of Plutarch's Lives”. This is a translation of Plutarch's Parallel Lives, a series of biographies of famous Greek and Roman figures. Sir Thomas North's translation, first published in 1579, is notable for its influence on English prose and served as a source for William Shakespeare's Roman plays. Collector's box set by The Heritage Press.