The Philosophie, Commonlie Called, the Morals

by Plutarch, Philemon Holland

$18,500 · Offered by Biblioctopus

First edition

London: Printed by Arnold Hatfield, 1603. First Edition. First complete edition in English, containing everything you’d ever want to know of what Romans thought about private daily life. An essential, balancing compendium for all the Roman history books the historiographer’s question is always, what else was going on? . It’s a spectacular read, but you better wipe off your magnifying glasses because this

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